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US Alcohol Consumption vs US Infant Mortality
US Alcohol Consumption and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.88 over 21 years (2000–2020), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.62. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.88, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.62. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.88
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 21 (2000–2020)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.95 to -0.73
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.62
Sources
- US Alcohol Consumption (litres/person): Our World in Data. US Alcohol Consumption (Our World in Data: Alcohol consumption).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.