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 3                                                  0                         J 2                                                    1                      F 2                                                  2                         M 4                                                 1                          A 5                                                 3                         M 15                                                 9                         J 22                                               17                        J 13                                               5                           A 6                                                 3                           S 5                                                3                            O 4                                                1                             N 1                                                0                                 D Critical Values for Correlation Coefficient   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 The linear correlation coefficient between Lyme disease and drowning deaths is r=_______ Does a linear relation exist between the number of reported cases of Lyme disease and the number of drowning​ deaths?   The variables Lyme disease and drowning deaths are positively associated because r is positive and the absolute value of the correlation​ coefficient, ________, is greater than the critical​ value,______

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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
3                                                  0                         J
2                                                    1                      F
2                                                  2                         M
4                                                 1                          A
5                                                 3                         M
15                                                 9                         J
22                                               17                        J
13                                               5                           A
6                                                 3                           S
5                                                3                            O
4                                                1                             N
1                                                0                                 D

Critical Values for Correlation Coefficient
 
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

The linear correlation coefficient between Lyme disease and drowning deaths is r=_______

Does a linear relation exist between the number of reported cases of Lyme disease and the number of drowning​ deaths?
 
The variables Lyme disease and drowning deaths are positively associated because r is positive and the absolute value of the correlation​ coefficient,
________, is greater than the critical​ value,______
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