The following data are the claims (in \$ millions) for BlueCross BlueShield benefits for nine states, along with the surplus (in \$ millions) that the company had in assets in those states.
$$
\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}
\hline \text { State } & \multicolumn{1}{|c|} {\text { Claims }} & \text { Surplus } \\
\hline \text { Alabama } & \$ 1425 & \$ 277 \\
\hline \text { Colorado } & 273 & 100 \\
\hline \text { Florida } & 915 & 120 \\
\hline \text { Illinois } & 1687 & 259 \\
\hline \text { Maine } & 234 & 40 \\
\hline \text { Montana } & 142 & 25 \\
\hline \text { North Dakota } & 259 & 57 \\
\hline \text { Oklahoma } & 258 & 31 \\
\hline \text { Texas } & 894 & 141 \\
\hline
\end{array}
$$
Use the data to compute a correlation coefficient, $r$, to determine the correlation between claims and surplus.