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US Natural Gas Consumption vs US Meat Consumption per Person
US Natural Gas Consumption and US Meat Consumption per Person correlate at r = +0.62 over 59 years (1965–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.26. 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 -0.26 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.62
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 59 (1965–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.43 to 0.75
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.26
Sources
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.