Relationship, requires input

Synthetic fertilizer requires input Freight transport

The stored status is what a reviewer approved. The level below it is what the overlapping data support; the two are shown side by side and only a human moves the status.

Stored statusEstablished relationEvidence level (latest analysis)not analysed yet

Mechanism, evidence, reviewer judgements

The edge as stored

Synthetic fertilizer requires input Freight transport2 evidenceEstablished relation

Synthetic fertilizer depends on Freight transport.

Mechanism

Fertilizer is bulky and largely imported into consuming regions; rail, barge and ocean freight deliver it inside the planting window.

Evidence

documentUSGS, Nitrogen (fixed), ammonia statistics and informationusgs.govAmmonia production from natural gas; fertilizer as the dominant end use; import reliance.checked 2026-09-07
documentUSGS, Potash statistics and informationusgs.govchecked 2026-09-07

Status: established_identity_or_engineering_relation
Reviewer confidence: 0.90
Stated strength: 0.70
Lag: not stated
Version: curated_seed_v1
Reviewed: 2026-09-07

Confidence and strength are curated judgements recorded with the edge, not measured quantities.

Entity pages: Synthetic fertilizer, Freight transport.

Not computed

Statistical evidence

No analysis has been stored for this edge. The causal.analyze_all job runs monthly over every edge with a catalog metric linked to both entities; edges without a series on both ends are not analysed.

Not computed

Causal estimate

A causal estimate needs at least 20 overlapping periods and was not attempted for this edge yet.

What each rung means

Levels

Level 0: No association found
the overlapping data show no significant association.
Level 1: Correlation only
statistically associated in the overlapping periods; no direction, no mechanism.
Level 2: Predictive lead/lag
one series historically contains predictive information about the other.
Level 3: Mechanism supported
a documented physical, economic or institutional mechanism with cited evidence.
Level 4: Causally supported
a backdoor-adjusted estimate that survived refutation, on stated assumptions.
Level 5: Established relation
follows from engineering, accounting or scientific structure.

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Analysis history

No runs stored.