Global smartphone shipments
correlates with
Cost per watt of solar panels
r = -0.89489% · 2009-2023
Global smartphone shipmentsCost per watt of solar panels
These two datasets have a 89% correlation over 2009-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
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Data Sources
Global smartphone shipmentsdemandsage.com ↗
Cost per watt of solar panelsourworldindata.org ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation