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US Alcohol Consumption vs US Life Expectancy
US Alcohol Consumption and US Life Expectancy correlate at r = +0.53 over 21 years (2000–2020), p = 0.013. With the time trend removed, r = -0.38. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.53, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.38. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.53
- p-value
- 0.013
- Years compared (n)
- 21 (2000–2020)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.13 to 0.78
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.38
Sources
- US Alcohol Consumption (litres/person): Our World in Data. US Alcohol Consumption (Our World in Data: Alcohol consumption).
- US Life Expectancy (years): World Bank. US Life Expectancy (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.