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US Marriage Rate vs US Imports
US Marriage Rate and US Imports correlate at r = -0.88 over 52 years (1970–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.11. 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 0.11 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.88
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 52 (1970–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.93 to -0.80
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.11
Sources
- US Marriage Rate (per 1,000 people): Our World in Data. US Marriage Rate (Our World in Data: Crude marriage rate).
- US Imports (% of GDP): World Bank. US Imports (World Bank indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.