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US Alcohol Consumption vs US Coal Consumption
US Alcohol Consumption and US Coal Consumption correlate at r = -0.82 over 21 years (2000–2020), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.17. 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 0.17 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.82
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 21 (2000–2020)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.93 to -0.60
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.17
Sources
- US Alcohol Consumption (litres/person): Our World in Data. US Alcohol Consumption (Our World in Data: Alcohol consumption).
- US Coal Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Coal Consumption (Our World in Data: Coal).
Related pairs
- US Alcohol Consumption vs US Median Age (r = +0.94)
- US Alcohol Consumption vs US Marriage Rate (r = -0.94)
- US Alcohol Consumption vs US Health Expenditure (r = +0.93)
- US Alcohol Consumption vs US GDP per Capita (r = +0.93)
- US Coal Consumption vs US R&D Expenditure (r = -0.93)
- US Alcohol Consumption vs US GDP (current US$) (r = +0.92)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.