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US Solar Energy Consumption vs US Infant Mortality
US Solar Energy Consumption and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.51 over 42 years (1983–2024), p = 6.1e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.71. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.51, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.71. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.51
- p-value
- 6.1e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 42 (1983–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.70 to -0.24
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.71
Sources
- US Solar Energy Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Solar Energy Consumption (Our World in Data: Solar).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.