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Global Temperature Anomaly vs US Infant Mortality
Global Temperature Anomaly and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.82 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.45. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.82, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.45. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.82
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.89 to -0.72
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.45
Sources
- Global Temperature Anomaly (°C vs 1901–2000): NOAA NCEI. Annual global land and ocean surface temperature departure from the 1901–2000 average (NOAA NCEI).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.