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US Homicide Rate vs US Bank Lending Interest Rate
US Homicide Rate and US Bank Lending Interest Rate correlate at r = +0.59 over 29 years (1990–2021), p = 6.7e-4. With the time trend removed, r = -0.03. 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 -0.03 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.59
- p-value
- 6.7e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 29 (1990–2021)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.29 to 0.79
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.03
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 Bank Lending Interest Rate (%): World Bank. US Bank Lending Interest Rate (World Bank indicator FR.INR.LEND).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.