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US CO₂ Emissions per Capita vs US Nuclear Power Generation
US CO₂ Emissions per Capita and US Nuclear Power Generation correlate at r = -0.37 over 60 years (1965–2024), p = 0.0037. With the time trend removed, r = +0.73. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.37, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.73. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.37
- p-value
- 0.0037
- Years compared (n)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.57 to -0.13
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.73
Sources
- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (tonnes): Our World in Data. US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (Our World in Data: CO₂ emissions per capita).
- US Nuclear Power Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Nuclear Power Generation (Our World in Data: Nuclear).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.