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US Cereal Yield vs US Imports
US Cereal Yield and US Imports correlate at r = +0.83 over 55 years (1970–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.27. 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 -0.27 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.83
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 55 (1970–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.73 to 0.90
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.27
Sources
- US Cereal Yield (kg per hectare): World Bank. US Cereal Yield (World Bank indicator AG.YLD.CREL.KG).
- US Imports (% of GDP): World Bank. US Imports (World Bank indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.