Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Spotify monthly active users

correlates with

IRS individual tax returns e-filed

r = 0.98398% · 2015-2022
Spotify monthly active usersIRS individual tax returns e-filed

These two datasets have a 98% correlation over 2015-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

Spotify monthly active usersbusinessofapps.com
IRS individual tax returns e-filedirs.gov
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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