Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Average NFL player salary

correlates with

Tracked orbital debris objects

r = 0.96797% · 2005-2022
Average NFL player salaryTracked orbital debris objects

These two datasets have a 97% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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