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US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Mobile Subscriptions

US Meat Consumption per Person and US Mobile Subscriptions correlate at r = +0.61 over 48 years (1965–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.44. Direction flips without the trend.

Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.61, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.44. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.

Pearson r
+0.61
p-value
< 0.0001
Years compared (n)
48 (1965–2023)
95% confidence interval
0.40 to 0.76
Correlation with the time trend removed
-0.44

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