Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Average NFL player salary

correlates with

IRS individual tax returns e-filed

r = 0.95495% · 2005-2022
Average NFL player salaryIRS individual tax returns e-filed

These two datasets have a 95% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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