Encyclopaedia Britannica print sets sold
correlates with
Exercise equipment ER visits in the US
r = 0.90891% · 2005-2012
Encyclopaedia Britannica print sets soldExercise equipment ER visits in the US
These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2005-2012. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
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Data Sources
Encyclopaedia Britannica print sets solden.wikipedia.org ↗
Exercise equipment ER visits in the UScpsc.gov ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation