FOIA requests received by federal agencies

correlates with

US ski resort visits

r = 0.89990% · 2015-2023

FOIA requests received by federal agenciesUS ski resort visits

These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2015-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

FOIA requests received by federal agenciesfoia.gov ↗

US ski resort visitsnsaa.org ↗

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