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US Alcohol Consumption vs US Forest Area
US Alcohol Consumption and US Forest Area correlate at r = +0.86 over 21 years (2000–2020), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.05. 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 -0.05 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.86
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 21 (2000–2020)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.69 to 0.94
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.05
Sources
- US Alcohol Consumption (litres/person): Our World in Data. US Alcohol Consumption (Our World in Data: Alcohol consumption).
- US Forest Area (% of land): World Bank. US Forest Area (World Bank indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.