Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

US coal production

correlates with

FAA-registered drones in the US

r = -0.98999% · 2016-2022
US coal productionFAA-registered drones in the US

These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2016-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

US coal productioneia.gov
FAA-registered drones in the USfaa.gov
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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