Comment by ChefBoyAreWeFucked on 15/02/2021 at 01:08 UTC

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The fact that the graph is a percentage creates spurious inverse correlations. If Amazon was flat 24/7 and Reddit showed increased activity at night, you'd see this exact same inverse correlation, even when there's no correlation whatsoever.

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Comment by Zorcron at 12/03/2021 at 11:59 UTC

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It’s relative only to that individual search term’s specific peak over that timer period. Not fraction of total searches.