Spurious

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All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart position

correlates with

IRS audits completed

r = -0.91291% · 2015-2023
All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart positionIRS audits completed

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2015-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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All I Want for Christmas Is You peak chart positionbillboard.com
IRS audits completedirs.gov
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