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Tokyo Average Temperature vs US Electricity Generation

Tokyo Average Temperature and US Electricity Generation correlate at r = +0.73 over 41 years (1985–2025), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.04. 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 0.04 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.

Pearson r
+0.73
p-value
< 0.0001
Years compared (n)
41 (1985–2025)
95% confidence interval
0.54 to 0.85
Correlation with the time trend removed
+0.04

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