When 0.9997 Correlations Fail

The following chart shows the 20 year moving average of annual miles traveled per capita. A trend line in red has been added.


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This is definitely the most impressive "sure thing" failure yet. 0.9997! Sis boom bah!

Sis boom bah.
Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

January 12, 2014
Toyota Sees Auto Industry Growth Slowing in 2014

Continued sales growth will be more a result of economic gains rather than pent-up demand, he said. “That’s good, because pent-up demand can carry you just so far.”

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Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart