Malaria Is a Leading Cause of Infectious Disease and Death

Multiple Choice

Malaria is a leading cause of infectious disease and death worldwide.It is also a popular example of a vector-borne disease that could be greatly affected by the influence of climate change.A study was done to determine the relationship between reported malaria cases in West Africa and several weather variables (for example,mean temperature (°C) ,dew point (°C) ,maximum temperature (°C) ,minimum temperature (°C) ,and total precipitation (mm) ) .The data were collected over a 10-year period.Below are the results of a correlation analysis with all considered variables.The Pearson correlation coefficients are displayed as the top value.The P-value for the test of the null hypothesis that the population correlation is zero versus the two-sided alternative is the bottom value. Which variable has the weakest correlation with the reported malaria cases?

A) Precipitation
B) Dew point
C) Mean temperature
D) Maximumtemperature