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New York Average Temperature vs US Life Expectancy
New York Average Temperature and US Life Expectancy correlate at r = +0.66 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.16. 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 -0.16 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.66
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.50 to 0.78
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.16
Sources
- New York Average Temperature (°C): Open-Meteo (ERA5). Annual mean 2m air temperature for New York from the ERA5 reanalysis.
- US Life Expectancy (years): World Bank. US Life Expectancy (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.