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US Natural Gas Consumption vs US Infant Mortality
US Natural Gas Consumption and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.61 over 60 years (1965–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.70. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.61, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.70. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.61
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.75 to -0.42
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.70
Sources
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.