Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Adults who believe in astrology

correlates with

IRS individual tax returns e-filed

r = 0.99099% · 2002-2022
Adults who believe in astrologyIRS individual tax returns e-filed

These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2002-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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