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US Egg Consumption per Person vs US GDP per Capita

US Egg Consumption per Person and US GDP per Capita correlate at r = -0.45 over 63 years (1961–2023), p = 2.3e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.81. Direction flips without the trend.

Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.45, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.81. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.

Pearson r
-0.45
p-value
2.3e-4
Years compared (n)
63 (1961–2023)
95% confidence interval
-0.63 to -0.23
Correlation with the time trend removed
+0.81

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