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US Alcohol Consumption vs US Natural Gas Consumption
US Alcohol Consumption and US Natural Gas Consumption correlate at r = +0.79 over 21 years (2000–2020), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.30. 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 -0.30 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.79
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 21 (2000–2020)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.55 to 0.91
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.30
Sources
- US Alcohol Consumption (litres/person): Our World in Data. US Alcohol Consumption (Our World in Data: Alcohol consumption).
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.