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Sydney Average Temperature vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker
Sydney Average Temperature and US Annual Working Hours per Worker correlate at r = -0.44 over 64 years (1960–2023), p = 2.6e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.09. Holds up after detrending.
Verdict: Holds up after detrending. Statistically significant (p = 2.6e-4) and the association survives trend removal (detrended r = 0.09). Correlation still isn't causation, but this one isn't an obvious artifact.
- Pearson r
- -0.44
- p-value
- 2.6e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 64 (1960–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.62 to -0.22
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.09
Sources
- Sydney Average Temperature (°C): Open-Meteo (ERA5). Annual mean 2m air temperature for Sydney from the ERA5 reanalysis.
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.