FBI gun background checks (NICS)

correlates with

US board game market revenue

r = 0.96096% · 2010-2023

FBI gun background checks (NICS)US board game market revenue

These two datasets have a 96% correlation over 2010-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

FBI gun background checks (NICS)fbi.gov ↗

US board game market revenuenpd.com ↗

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