Spurious

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Civil engineering doctorates awarded

correlates with

All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart position

r = 0.90390% · 2012-2021
Civil engineering doctorates awardedAll I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart position

These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2012-2021. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Civil engineering doctorates awardednces.ed.gov
All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart positionbillboard.com
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