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US Natural Gas Consumption vs US College Enrollment
US Natural Gas Consumption and US College Enrollment correlate at r = +0.70 over 39 years (1971–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.48. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.70, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.48. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.70
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 39 (1971–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.49 to 0.83
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.48
Sources
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
- US College Enrollment (% gross): World Bank. US College Enrollment (World Bank indicator SE.TER.ENRR).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.