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US Median Age vs US Cereal Yield

US Median Age and US Cereal Yield correlate at r = +0.95 over 63 years (1961–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.16. 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 -0.16 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.

Pearson r
+0.95
p-value
< 0.0001
Years compared (n)
63 (1961–2023)
95% confidence interval
0.91 to 0.97
Correlation with the time trend removed
-0.16

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