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US Solar Energy Consumption vs US Life Expectancy
US Solar Energy Consumption and US Life Expectancy correlate at r = +0.38 over 42 years (1983–2024), p = 0.013. With the time trend removed, r = -0.70. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.38, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.70. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.38
- p-value
- 0.013
- Years compared (n)
- 42 (1983–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.09 to 0.61
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.70
Sources
- US Solar Energy Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Solar Energy Consumption (Our World in Data: Solar).
- US Life Expectancy (years): World Bank. US Life Expectancy (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.