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US Homicide Rate vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita
US Homicide Rate and US CO₂ Emissions per Capita correlate at r = +0.44 over 31 years (1990–2023), p = 0.013. With the time trend removed, r = -0.72. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.44, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.72. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.44
- p-value
- 0.013
- Years compared (n)
- 31 (1990–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.10 to 0.69
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.72
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 CO₂ Emissions per Capita (tonnes): World Bank. US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5).
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- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita vs US Population Aged 65+ (r = -0.94)
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.