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Babies named Alexa

correlates with

US homeschool students

r = -0.90991% · 2010-2022
Babies named AlexaUS homeschool students

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2010-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Babies named Alexassa.gov ↗
US homeschool studentsnces.ed.gov ↗
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