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North Atlantic right whale population estimate

correlates with

Babies named Maverick (US)

r = -0.98799% · 2005-2022
North Atlantic right whale population estimateBabies named Maverick (US)

These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

North Atlantic right whale population estimaterepository.library.noaa.gov
Babies named Maverick (US)ssa.gov
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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