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US Solar Energy Consumption vs US Urban Population
US Solar Energy Consumption and US Urban 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
- 0.04 to 0.58
- 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 Urban Population (% of total): World Bank. US Urban Population (World Bank indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.