Patty's Parasols recorded the monthly rainfall and their umbrella sales for an entire year. The following table shows the inches of rainfall and the number of umbrellas the store sold each month. The relationship between
the inches of rainfall and umbrella sales can be modeled using a linear function.
A) using technology, determine the correlation coefficient for the data to the nearest hundredth. Explain the steps you used.
B) what is the correlation coefficient for the data indicate about the direction and strength of the linear association between the monthly rainfall and the number of umbrella sold?