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US Mobile Subscriptions vs US R&D Expenditure
US Mobile Subscriptions and US R&D Expenditure correlate at r = +0.71 over 28 years (1996–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.75. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.71, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.75. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.71
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 28 (1996–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.45 to 0.85
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.75
Sources
- US Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people): World Bank. US Mobile Subscriptions (World Bank indicator IT.CEL.SETS.P2).
- US R&D Expenditure (% of GDP): World Bank. US R&D Expenditure (World Bank indicator GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.