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US Forest Area vs US Internet Users
US Forest Area and US Internet Users correlate at r = +0.91 over 34 years (1990–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.01. 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 -0.01 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.91
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 34 (1990–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.83 to 0.96
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.01
Sources
- US Forest Area (% of land): World Bank. US Forest Area (World Bank indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS).
- US Internet Users (% of population): World Bank. US Internet Users (World Bank indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS).
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- US Median Age vs US Internet Users (r = +0.97)
- US Forest Area vs US Resident Patent Applications (r = +0.97)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.