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US Internet Usage vs US Renewable Energy Share
US Internet Usage and US Renewable Energy Share correlate at r = +0.75 over 35 years (1990–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.91. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.75, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.91. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.75
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 35 (1990–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.55 to 0.86
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.91
Sources
- US Internet Usage (% of population): Our World in Data. US Internet Usage (Our World in Data: Share of the population using the Internet).
- US Renewable Energy Share (% of primary energy): Our World in Data. US Renewable Energy Share (Our World in Data: Renewables).
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- US Internet Usage vs US Internet Users (r = +1.00)
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- US Internet Usage vs US Adult Obesity (r = +0.98)
- US Internet Usage vs US Mobile Subscriptions (r = +0.98)
- US Internet Usage vs US Median Age (r = +0.97)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.