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US Solar Energy Consumption vs US Rural Population
US Solar Energy Consumption and US Rural Population correlate at r = -0.34 over 43 years (1983–2025), p = 0.027. With the time trend removed, r = +0.80. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.34, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.80. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.34
- p-value
- 0.027
- Years compared (n)
- 43 (1983–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.58 to -0.04
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.80
Sources
- US Solar Energy Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Solar Energy Consumption (Our World in Data: Solar).
- US Rural Population (% of total): World Bank. US Rural Population (World Bank indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS).
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- US Rural Population vs US Urban Population (r = -1.00)
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- US Electricity Generation vs US Rural Population (r = -0.95)
- US Life Expectancy vs US Rural Population (r = -0.95)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.