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US Natural Gas Consumption vs US Imports
US Natural Gas Consumption and US Imports correlate at r = +0.58 over 55 years (1970–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.61. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.58, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.61. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.58
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 55 (1970–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.38 to 0.74
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.61
Sources
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
- 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.