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Global Temperature Anomaly vs US College Enrollment
Global Temperature Anomaly and US College Enrollment correlate at r = +0.87 over 39 years (1971–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.25. 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 -0.25 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.87
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 39 (1971–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.77 to 0.93
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.25
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 College Enrollment (% gross): World Bank. US College Enrollment (World Bank indicator SE.TER.ENRR).
Related pairs
- US Nuclear Power Generation vs US College Enrollment (r = +0.97)
- Atmospheric CO₂ (Mauna Loa) vs Global Temperature Anomaly (r = +0.97)
- Global Temperature Anomaly vs US GDP per Capita (r = +0.97)
- US Median Age vs US College Enrollment (r = +0.96)
- Global Temperature Anomaly vs US GDP (current US$) (r = +0.96)
- Global Temperature Anomaly vs US Population (r = +0.95)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.