Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Adults who believe in astrology

correlates with

US cigarette consumption

r = -0.98599% · 2002-2015
Adults who believe in astrologyUS cigarette consumption

These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2002-2015. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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