Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

US cigarette consumption

correlates with

Young adults (18-29) living with parents (US)

r = -0.98398% · 2002-2015
US cigarette consumptionYoung adults (18-29) living with parents (US)

These two datasets have a 98% correlation over 2002-2015. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

US cigarette consumptionpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Young adults (18-29) living with parents (US)pewresearch.org
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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