Spurious

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Civil engineering doctorates awarded

correlates with

Average NFL player salary

r = 0.90991% · 2005-2021
Civil engineering doctorates awardedAverage NFL player salary

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2005-2021. 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
Average NFL player salaryspotrac.com
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