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US Gross Savings vs US Military Expenditure
US Gross Savings and US Military Expenditure correlate at r = +0.39 over 55 years (1970–2024), p = 0.0030. With the time trend removed, r = -0.37. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.39, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.37. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.39
- p-value
- 0.0030
- Years compared (n)
- 55 (1970–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.14 to 0.60
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.37
Sources
- US Gross Savings (% of GDP): World Bank. US Gross Savings (World Bank indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS).
- 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.