Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Facebook monthly active users

correlates with

Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa

r = 0.998100% · 2009-2022
Facebook monthly active usersAtmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa

These two datasets have a 100% correlation over 2009-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

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Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loagml.noaa.gov
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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