3. For those of you who don't know, Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick and causes flu-like symptoms. The following data represents the number of reported cases of Lyme disease and the number of drownings in a rural county in the United States. Month Cases of Lyme Disease Drowning Deaths January February NNW March April 4 May 5 June 15 July 22 August 13 September 6 October November December a) Compute the correlation coefficient for the data. b) Perform a hypothesis test to determine if there is a significant linear relationship? c) Do you believe an increase in Lyme disease causes an increase in the number of drownings? dj A "lurking variable" is a variable that influences both of the variables (cases of Lyme disease and number of drownings) in a linear correlation study that is unknown or not accounted for in the study. Name one possible lurking variable that might cause the number of Lyme disease cases and drownings to be correlated