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US Electricity Generation vs US Marriage Rate
US Electricity Generation and US Marriage Rate correlate at r = -0.89 over 37 years (1985–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.20. 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 -0.20 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.89
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 37 (1985–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.94 to -0.80
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.20
Sources
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
- US Marriage Rate (per 1,000 people): Our World in Data. US Marriage Rate (Our World in Data: Crude marriage rate).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.