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You are a financial analyst working for a consulting firm that specializes in providing insights to corporations. One of your clients is a large manufacturing company, and your task is to analyze the relationship between the company's sales (X) and its profits (Y) over the past few years. As a financial analyst examining the sales and profit data of a manufacturing company, you find that higher sales are consistently associated with higher profits, and vice versa. Based on the scenario, which of the following statements is true regarding the interpretation of the correlation between sales (X) and profits (Y)? A There is a weak positive correlation between sales and profits. B There is no correlation between sales and profits, as their fluctuations appear to be independent of each other. C There is likely a negative correlation between sales and profits. D | There is a strong positive correlation between sales and profits