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US Air Passengers Carried vs US Meat Consumption per Person
US Air Passengers Carried and US Meat Consumption per Person correlate at r = +0.78 over 54 years (1970–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.20. 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 0.20 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.78
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 54 (1970–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.65 to 0.87
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.20
Sources
- US Air Passengers Carried (passengers): Our World in Data. US Air Passengers Carried (Our World in Data: Air transport, passengers carried).
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
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- US Air Passengers Carried vs US Urban Population (r = +0.92)
- US Air Passengers Carried vs US Rural Population (r = -0.92)
- Atmospheric CO₂ (Mauna Loa) vs US Air Passengers Carried (r = +0.91)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.