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US Renewable Energy Share vs US Military Expenditure
US Renewable Energy Share and US Military Expenditure correlate at r = -0.59 over 60 years (1965–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.46. 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 0.46. 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)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.74 to -0.40
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.46
Sources
- US Renewable Energy Share (% of primary energy): Our World in Data. US Renewable Energy Share (Our World in Data: Renewables).
- 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.