US Milk Consumption per Person vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker

US Milk Consumption per Person and US Annual Working Hours per Worker correlate at r = +0.53 over 63 years (1961–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.23. Holds up after detrending.

Verdict: Holds up after detrending. Statistically significant (p = < 0.0001) and the association survives trend removal (detrended r = 0.23). Correlation still isn't causation, but this one isn't an obvious artifact.

Pearson r: +0.53
p-value: < 0.0001
Years compared (n): 63 (1961–2023)
95% confidence interval: 0.32 to 0.68
Correlation with the time trend removed: +0.23

Sources

US Milk Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Milk Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of milk, excluding butter).
US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).

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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.