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US Homicide Rate vs US GDP (current US$)
US Homicide Rate and US GDP (current US$) correlate at r = -0.61 over 31 years (1990–2023), p = 3.1e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.69. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.61, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.69. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.61
- p-value
- 3.1e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 31 (1990–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.79 to -0.32
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.69
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 GDP (current US$) (USD): World Bank. US GDP (current US$) (World Bank indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD).
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