US mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
correlates with
US counties reporting good air quality days
r = 0.97497% · 2002-2022
US mobile phone subscriptions per 100 peopleUS counties reporting good air quality days
These two datasets have a 97% correlation over 2002-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
US mobile phone subscriptions per 100 peopledata.worldbank.org ↗
US counties reporting good air quality daysepa.gov ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation