Total student loan debt outstanding
correlates with
Fireball meteor sightings reported
r = 0.98398% · 2005-2022
Total student loan debt outstandingFireball meteor sightings reported
These two datasets have a 98% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
Total student loan debt outstandingfred.stlouisfed.org ↗
Fireball meteor sightings reportedamsmeteors.org ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation