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New York Average Temperature vs US Marriage Rate
New York Average Temperature and US Marriage Rate correlate at r = -0.56 over 62 years (1960–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.03. Interpret with caution.
Verdict: Interpret with caution. Much of the apparent link is driven by a shared time trend: r falls from -0.56 to 0.03 once the trend is removed.
- Pearson r
- -0.56
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 62 (1960–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.71 to -0.36
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.03
Sources
- New York Average Temperature (°C): Open-Meteo (ERA5). Annual mean 2m air temperature for New York from the ERA5 reanalysis.
- US Marriage Rate (per 1,000 people): Our World in Data. US Marriage Rate (Our World in Data: Crude marriage rate).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.