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Pearson’s correlation for climatic variables and the mean tick count in the control group
| Climatic variable | Mean number of ticks in the control group | |
|---|---|---|
| r | P-value | |
| Rainfall | 0.516 | 0.01 |
| Relative air humidity | 0.149 | 0.486 |
| Minimum temperature | 0.233 | 0.274 |
| Average temperature | 0.213 | 0.317 |
| Maximum temperature | 0.160 | 0.454 |
