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US CO₂ Emissions per Capita vs US Gross Savings
US CO₂ Emissions per Capita and US Gross Savings correlate at r = +0.47 over 55 years (1970–2024), p = 2.9e-4. With the time trend removed, r = -0.14. 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 -0.14 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.47
- p-value
- 2.9e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 55 (1970–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.23 to 0.65
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.14
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 Gross Savings (% of GDP): World Bank. US Gross Savings (World Bank indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS).
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- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita vs US Health Expenditure (r = -0.92)
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (r = +0.88)
- US Alcohol Consumption vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (r = -0.88)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.