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US Marriage Rate vs US Exports

US Marriage Rate and US Exports correlate at r = -0.82 over 52 years (1970–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.07. 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 0.07 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.

Pearson r
-0.82
p-value
< 0.0001
Years compared (n)
52 (1970–2022)
95% confidence interval
-0.89 to -0.71
Correlation with the time trend removed
+0.07

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