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US Adult Obesity vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita
US Adult Obesity and US CO₂ Emissions per Capita correlate at r = -0.78 over 45 years (1980–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.67. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.78, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.67. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.78
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 45 (1980–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.87 to -0.63
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.67
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 CO₂ Emissions per Capita (tonnes): World Bank. US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.