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US Wind Power Generation vs US Rural Population
US Wind Power Generation and US Rural Population correlate at r = -0.54 over 43 years (1983–2025), p = 2.0e-4. With the time trend removed, r = +0.98. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.54, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.98. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.54
- p-value
- 2.0e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 43 (1983–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.72 to -0.28
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.98
Sources
- US Wind Power Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Wind Power Generation (Our World in Data: Wind).
- 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)
- US Wind Power Generation vs US Population Aged 65+ (r = +0.99)
- US Renewable Energy Share vs US Wind Power Generation (r = +0.99)
- US Wind Power Generation vs US Federal Debt Outstanding (r = +0.99)
- US Population vs US Rural Population (r = -0.97)
- US Wind Power Generation vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (r = -0.95)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.