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US Median Age vs US Mobile Subscriptions
US Median Age and US Mobile Subscriptions correlate at r = +0.90 over 49 years (1960–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.04. 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 -0.04 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.90
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 49 (1960–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.82 to 0.94
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.04
Sources
- US Median Age (years): Our World in Data. US Median Age (Our World in Data: Median age).
- US Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people): World Bank. US Mobile Subscriptions (World Bank indicator IT.CEL.SETS.P2).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.