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Global Temperature Anomaly vs US Internet Users
Global Temperature Anomaly and US Internet Users correlate at r = +0.85 over 35 years (1990–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.16. 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 -0.16 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.85
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 35 (1990–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.73 to 0.92
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.16
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 Internet Users (% of population): World Bank. US Internet Users (World Bank indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS).
Related pairs
- US Internet Usage vs US Internet Users (r = +1.00)
- US Adult Obesity vs US Internet Users (r = +0.98)
- US Internet Users vs US Mobile Subscriptions (r = +0.98)
- US Median Age vs US Internet Users (r = +0.97)
- Atmospheric CO₂ (Mauna Loa) vs Global Temperature Anomaly (r = +0.97)
- US Internet Users vs US Population (r = +0.97)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.