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US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US Mobile Subscriptions
US Annual CO₂ Emissions and US Mobile Subscriptions correlate at r = +0.42 over 50 years (1960–2024), p = 0.0024. With the time trend removed, r = -0.41. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.42, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.41. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.42
- p-value
- 0.0024
- Years compared (n)
- 50 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.16 to 0.63
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.41
Sources
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions (tonnes): Our World in Data. US Annual CO₂ Emissions (Our World in Data: Annual CO₂ emissions).
- US Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people): World Bank. US Mobile Subscriptions (World Bank indicator IT.CEL.SETS.P2).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.