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US Homicide Rate vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker
US Homicide Rate and US Annual Working Hours per Worker correlate at r = +0.38 over 31 years (1990–2023), p = 0.034. 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
- +0.38
- p-value
- 0.034
- Years compared (n)
- 31 (1990–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.03 to 0.65
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.26
Sources
- US Homicide Rate (per 100,000 people): Our World in Data. US Homicide Rate (Our World in Data: Homicide rate per 100,000 population).
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.