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US Military Expenditure vs US Rural Population
US Military Expenditure and US Rural Population correlate at r = +0.85 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.17. 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 0.17 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.85
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.77 to 0.91
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.17
Sources
- US Military Expenditure (% of GDP): World Bank. US Military Expenditure (World Bank indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS).
- US Rural Population (% of total): World Bank. US Rural Population (World Bank indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS).
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- US Rural Population vs US Urban Population (r = -1.00)
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- US Adult Obesity vs US Rural Population (r = -0.95)
- US Median Age vs US Rural Population (r = -0.95)
- US Electricity Generation vs US Rural Population (r = -0.95)
- US Life Expectancy vs US Rural Population (r = -0.95)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.