ted below are numbers of registered pleasure boats in Florida measured in tens of thousands (the x-values) and the numbers of dolphin fatalities from encounters with boats in Florida (the y-values) for each of several recent years. Find the linear correlation coefficient (r). [Round to 3 decimal places] x y x y x 2 y 2 99 92 9108 9801 8464 99 73 7227 9801 5329 97 90 8730 9409 8100 95 97 9215 9025 9409 90 83 7470 8100 6889 90 88 7920 8100 7744 87 81 7047 7569 6561 90 73 6570 8100 5329 90 68 6120 8100 4624

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Listed below are numbers of registered pleasure boats in Florida measured in tens of thousands (the x-values) and the numbers of dolphin fatalities from encounters with boats in Florida (the y-values) for each of several recent years. Find the linear correlation coefficient (r). [Round to 3 decimal places]

x y x y x 2 y 2
99 92 9108 9801 8464
99 73 7227 9801 5329
97 90 8730 9409 8100
95 97 9215 9025 9409
90 83 7470 8100 6889
90 88 7920 8100 7744
87 81 7047 7569 6561
90 73 6570 8100 5329
90 68 6120 8100 4624
 
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