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US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Imports
US Meat Consumption per Person and US Imports correlate at r = +0.77 over 54 years (1970–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.22. 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 0.22 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.77
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 54 (1970–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.64 to 0.86
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.22
Sources
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
- 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.