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US Dollar to British Pound vs US Energy Use per Capita
US Dollar to British Pound and US Energy Use per Capita correlate at r = -0.74 over 27 years (1999–2025), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.17. 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 -0.17 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.74
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 27 (1999–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.87 to -0.49
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.17
Sources
- US Dollar to British Pound (GBP per USD): Frankfurter (ECB). Annual mean US Dollar to British Pound exchange rate (European Central Bank reference rates).
- US Energy Use per Capita (kWh): Our World in Data. US Energy Use per Capita (Our World in Data: Total energy supply).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.