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US Internet Usage vs US College Enrollment
US Internet Usage and US College Enrollment correlate at r = +0.76 over 20 years (1990–2022), 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
- +0.76
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 20 (1990–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.48 to 0.90
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.19
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 College Enrollment (% gross): World Bank. US College Enrollment (World Bank indicator SE.TER.ENRR).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.