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US Dollar to British Pound vs US Milk Consumption per Person
US Dollar to British Pound and US Milk Consumption per Person correlate at r = -0.51 over 25 years (1999–2023), p = 0.0086. With the time trend removed, r = +0.10. 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 0.10 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.51
- p-value
- 0.0086
- Years compared (n)
- 25 (1999–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.76 to -0.15
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.10
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 Milk Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Milk Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of milk, excluding butter).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.