Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Music CD units shipped in the US

correlates with

Per capita sugar consumption in the US

r = 0.98999% · 2005-2011
Music CD units shipped in the USPer capita sugar consumption in the US

These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2005-2011. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

Music CD units shipped in the USriaa.com
Per capita sugar consumption in the USers.usda.gov
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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