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US Adult Obesity vs US Military Expenditure
US Adult Obesity and US Military Expenditure correlate at r = -0.75 over 45 years (1980–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.17. 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 -0.17 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.75
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 45 (1980–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.85 to -0.58
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.17
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 Military Expenditure (% of GDP): World Bank. US Military Expenditure (World Bank indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.