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London Average Temperature vs US Gross Savings

London Average Temperature and US Gross Savings correlate at r = -0.44 over 55 years (1970–2024), p = 7.4e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.12. Likely spurious (shared time trend).

Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.12 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.

Pearson r
-0.44
p-value
7.4e-4
Years compared (n)
55 (1970–2024)
95% confidence interval
-0.63 to -0.20
Correlation with the time trend removed
+0.12

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