US cigarette consumption
correlates with
Music CD units shipped in the US
r = 0.96597% · 2002-2011
US cigarette consumptionMusic CD units shipped in the US
These two datasets have a 97% correlation over 2002-2011. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
US cigarette consumptionpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
Music CD units shipped in the USriaa.com ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation