The following data are the claims (in $ millions) for BlueCross BlueShield benefits for nine US states, along with the surplus (in $ millions) that the company had in assets in those states.

State Claims ($) Surplus ($)

Alabama 1425 277

Colorado 273 100

Florida 915 120

Illinois 1687 259

Maine 234 40

Montana 142 25

North Dakota 259 57

Oklahoma 258 31

Texas 894 141

Use the data to compute a correlation coefficient, r, to determine the correlation between claims and surplus.

Round the answer to 3 decimal places.