3.46 The U.S. National Center for Health Statistics has compiled data on death rates (deaths per 100,000 people) from heart disease and cancer for the 50 states.

The states and their respective death rates from these two diseases are provided in data file XR03046. Generate a scatter diagram with axes of your choice, fit a linear equation to the data, then determine and interpret the coefficients of correlation and determination. Source:

Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, p. 87.