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May be a spurious correlation.

• curo 6y ago
  -0.41 for 65 countries with data in 2015 (most recent year)
  • roenxi 6y ago
    That doesn't mean it isn't spurious. Spurious just means that there isn't a causal relation between the two variables (in either direction). Check the wiki page; there are some examples there that will make the argument about as eloquently as HN comments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_correlation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_correlation
    • curo 6y ago
      ah got it, thanks for the link