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US Electricity Generation vs US Birth Rate
US Electricity Generation and US Birth Rate correlate at r = -0.83 over 40 years (1985–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.41. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.83, 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
- -0.83
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 40 (1985–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.91 to -0.70
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.41
Sources
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
- US Birth Rate (per 1,000 people): World Bank. US Birth Rate (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.CBRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.