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US Infant Mortality vs US Resident Patent Applications
US Infant Mortality and US Resident Patent Applications correlate at r = -0.92 over 42 years (1980–2021), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.31. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.92, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.31. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.92
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 42 (1980–2021)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.95 to -0.85
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.31
Sources
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
- US Resident Patent Applications (applications): World Bank. US Resident Patent Applications (World Bank indicator IP.PAT.RESD).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.