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US Renewable Energy Share vs US Infant Mortality
US Renewable Energy Share and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.66 over 60 years (1965–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.69. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.66, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.69. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.66
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.78 to -0.49
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.69
Sources
- US Renewable Energy Share (% of primary energy): Our World in Data. US Renewable Energy Share (Our World in Data: Renewables).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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