iPod units sold

correlates with

Amazon annual revenue

r = -0.91391% · 2005-2022

iPod units soldAmazon annual revenue

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

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Amazon annual revenueir.aboutamazon.com ↗

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