Consider the following table showing January mean monthly precipitation and mean daily high temperature for ten Northern Hemisphere cities (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

a. Construct a scatterplot of the data.
b. Briefly characterize the correlation in words and estimate the correlation coefficient.
c. Can you draw any general conclusions about January temperatures and precipitation from these data? Explain.

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Mean daily high temperature for January ('F) Mean January precipitation (inches) 0.1 1.6 5.1 2.0 Bombay Jerusalenm Montreal 1.7 1.9 1.5 47 Tokyo Vienna Source: The New York Times Almanac