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US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs US Military Expenditure
US Annual Working Hours per Worker and US Military Expenditure correlate at r = +0.76 over 64 years (1960–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.14. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.14 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.76
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 64 (1960–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.63 to 0.85
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.14
Sources
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).
- US Military Expenditure (% of GDP): World Bank. US Military Expenditure (World Bank indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.