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US Homicide Rate vs US Adolescent Birth Rate
US Homicide Rate and US Adolescent Birth Rate correlate at r = +0.69 over 31 years (1990–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.19. 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 -0.19 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.69
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 31 (1990–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.44 to 0.84
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.19
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 Adolescent Birth Rate (per 1,000 women 15–19): World Bank. US Adolescent Birth Rate (World Bank indicator SP.ADO.TFRT).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.