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US Energy Use per Capita vs US Imports
US Energy Use per Capita and US Imports correlate at r = -0.35 over 55 years (1970–2024), p = 0.0086. With the time trend removed, r = +0.55. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.35, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.55. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.35
- p-value
- 0.0086
- Years compared (n)
- 55 (1970–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.56 to -0.09
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.55
Sources
- US Energy Use per Capita (kWh): Our World in Data. US Energy Use per Capita (Our World in Data: Total energy supply).
- US Imports (% of GDP): World Bank. US Imports (World Bank indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.