English Wikipedia articles

correlates with

U.S. birth rate

r = -0.95295% · 2016-2023

English Wikipedia articlesU.S. birth rate

These two datasets have a 95% correlation over 2016-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

English Wikipedia articlesen.wikipedia.org ↗

U.S. birth ratecdc.gov ↗

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