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London Average Temperature vs US College Enrollment
London Average Temperature and US College Enrollment correlate at r = +0.69 over 39 years (1971–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.01. 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 -0.01 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.69
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 39 (1971–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.48 to 0.83
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.01
Sources
- London Average Temperature (°C): Open-Meteo (ERA5). Annual mean 2m air temperature for London from the ERA5 reanalysis.
- US College Enrollment (% gross): World Bank. US College Enrollment (World Bank indicator SE.TER.ENRR).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.