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US Adult Obesity vs US Solar Energy Consumption
US Adult Obesity and US Solar Energy Consumption correlate at r = +0.59 over 42 years (1983–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.93. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.59, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.93. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.59
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 42 (1983–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.35 to 0.76
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.93
Sources
- US Adult Obesity (% of adults): Our World in Data. US Adult Obesity (Our World in Data: Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age).
- US Solar Energy Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Solar Energy Consumption (Our World in Data: Solar).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.