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Total golf courses in the US

correlates with

Dollar store locations in the US

r = -0.98398% · 2005-2023
Total golf courses in the USDollar store locations in the US

These two datasets have a 98% correlation over 2005-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

Total golf courses in the USngf.org
Dollar store locations in the USdollargeneral.com
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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