Question

Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease that results in a skin rash and flulike symptoms. It is transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick. The following data represent the number of reported cases of Lyme disease and the number of drowning deaths for a rural county.

Cases_of_Lyme_Disease   Drowning_Deaths   Month
2   0   J
2   1   F
3   2   M
4   1   A
5   2   M
15   10   J
22   17   J
13   5   A
6   3   S
5   3   O
4   1   N
1   0   D

Data table

n
3	0.997
4	0.950
5	0.878
6	0.811
7	0.754
8	0.707
9	0.666
10	0.632
11	0.602
12	0.576
13	0.553
14	0.532
15	0.514
16	0.497
17	0.482
18	0.468
19	0.456
20	0.444
21	0.433
22	0.423
23	0.413
24	0.404
25	0.396
26	0.388
27	0.381
28	0.374
29	0.367
30	0.361

​(b) Determine the linear correlation coefficient between Lyme disease and drowning deaths.

The linear correlation coefficient between Lyme disease and drowning deaths is

r=__?__.

​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

Answer 1