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US Natural Gas Consumption vs US Military Expenditure
US Natural Gas Consumption and US Military Expenditure correlate at r = -0.68 over 60 years (1965–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.04. 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 0.04 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.68
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.79 to -0.51
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.04
Sources
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
- US Military Expenditure (% of GDP): World Bank. US Military Expenditure (World Bank indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.