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US Marriage Rate vs US Urban Population
US Marriage Rate and US Urban Population correlate at r = -0.80 over 62 years (1960–2022), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.09. 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 -0.09 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.80
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 62 (1960–2022)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.88 to -0.69
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.09
Sources
- US Marriage Rate (per 1,000 people): Our World in Data. US Marriage Rate (Our World in Data: Crude marriage rate).
- US Urban Population (% of total): World Bank. US Urban Population (World Bank indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS).
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- US Marriage Rate vs US Resident Patent Applications (r = -0.95)
- US Median Age vs US Urban Population (r = +0.95)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.