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A linear line chart with years as the X-axis and two variables on the Y-axis. The first variable is Votes for Republican Senators in Florida and the second variable is Google searches for 'President phone number'.  The chart goes from 2004 to 2018, and the two variables track closely in value over that time. Small Image
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AI explanation

The more Republican Senators Florida has, the closer they get to changing the state bird to the Twitter logo. As they tweet up a storm, Floridians just can't resist the urge to slide into the President's DMs for a chat. Every vote for a Republican Senator is like sending a raven carrying a message straight to the Oval Office.

Model: dalle-3
Prompt: Create an image that resembles a scene from 'Star Wars' set in Florida. The state bird is depicted perched on a branch, with its nest intricately transforming into the Twitter logo, symbolizing a shift in the state's political landscape. Meanwhile, across the state, an influx of social media birds (each resembling popular platform logos) swarm around, symbolizing Google searches for 'President phone number.' The scene exudes a futuristic yet lighthearted tone, reflecting the quirky political and social media upheaval in a galaxy far, far away. The depiction should include only scenes, people, and objects, it should not include text or speech bubbles.
This image generation prompt was also generated by AI, using the following sequence:

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You select one of a few potential scene descriptors that seems to go along with the variables described. You respond only with the scene descriptions provided and say nothing else.
User prompt: Here are two variables: Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Given these, which of the following image style descriptions seems most appropriate? Pick the one that seems to be related to one of the variables at hand. Please respond with only one of the following potential descriptions: Art nouveau 3D Pixar Style inspired by bauhaus Surrealism An image that looks like it is a scene from 'Star Wars'
ChatGPT: An image that looks like it is a scene from 'Star Wars'

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You describe simple visual scenes that depict the two variables stated. You combine both variables into one scene.
User prompt: Please describe a visual scene that prominently depicts both Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number', in the following situation: The more Republican Senators Florida has, the closer they get to changing the state bird to the Twitter logo. As they tweet up a storm, Floridians just can't resist the urge to slide into the President's DMs for a chat. Every vote for a Republican Senator is like sending a raven carrying a message straight to the Oval Office.. Keep the description simple.
ChatGPT: In Florida, as Republican Senators' votes increase, the state bird nestles closer to changing to the Twitter logo. Meanwhile, across the state, Google searches for 'President phone number' surge, as Floridians eagerly seek to slide into the President's DMs like sending messages via a flock of social media birds.

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You write and improve image generation prompts for DALLE-3. You maintain the same subjects, but enhance the visuals.
User prompt: Please respond with an image generation prompt that would be likely to create an interesting visual using DALLE-3, using the following style: [ An image that looks like it is a scene from 'Star Wars' ] and depicting this scene: In Florida, as Republican Senators' votes increase, the state bird nestles closer to changing to the Twitter logo. Meanwhile, across the state, Google searches for 'President phone number' surge, as Floridians eagerly seek to slide into the President's DMs like sending messages via a flock of social media birds. Keep the visual depiction simple. Do not include any words or speech bubbles.
ChatGPT: Create an image that resembles a scene from 'Star Wars' set in Florida. The state bird is depicted perched on a branch, with its nest intricately transforming into the Twitter logo, symbolizing a shift in the state's political landscape. Meanwhile, across the state, an influx of social media birds (each resembling popular platform logos) swarm around, symbolizing Google searches for 'President phone number.' The scene exudes a futuristic yet lighthearted tone, reflecting the quirky political and social media upheaval in a galaxy far, far away.

*Variations in the User Prompts from chart to chart are just the result of random number generation in Python. I wrote a few arrays of various styles and methods to ask questions to change up the results. Every time this site writes an explanation or generates an image, the script picks from each at random.

I sequence the requests into multiple prompts because I find GPT 3.5 to perform much better with short, well-managed contexts. Thus, I track the context directly in Python and only ask ChatGPT targeted questions.

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 (fine-tuned)
System prompt: You provide humorous responses in the form of plausible sounding explanations for correlations. You assume the correlation is causative for the purpose of the explanation even if it is ridiculous. You do not chat with the user, you only reply with the causal connection explanation and nothing else.
User prompt: Please make up a funny explanation for how increases in Republican votes for Senators in Florida positively influenced President phone number (Google searches for 'President phone number').

AI academic paper

(Because p < 0.01)
Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans

The Journal of Political Internet Research

Jan 2024

Reminder: This paper is AI-generated. Not real!
Quick note: This sequence is long and repetitive. That's how the prompt engineering works for this one. I manage the output in Python to format it into this PDF.




Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You write titles and abstracts of goofy academic research papers.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, and add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please draft the title and abstract of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Include a pun in the title.

Your research team used data from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse and Google Trends to assess this nagging question. You found a correlation coefficient of 0.9916477 and p < 0.01 for 2004 to 2018.

Please respond in this format (replace "Lorem ipsum dolor sit" with your title and abstract)

[[TITLE]]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit

[[ABSTRACT]]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit



ChatGPT:
[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You draft the introduction section of an academic research paper.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the introduction section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns. Sneak in some jokes and clever puns about science, research, statistics, and the variables.

Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

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Your response should start like this:

[[INTRODUCTION]]



ChatGPT:
[[INTRODUCTION]]

As we delve into the labyrinth of statistical analysis, we embark upon a unique inquiry into the intersection of cyber curiosity and political proclivity. The relationship between Google searches for the enigmatic 'President phone number' and Republican support for Senators in the Sunshine State of Florida presents a puzzling paradox that beckons our scrutiny. While the pursuit of this elusive phone number may seem to be a whimsical whim, our astute investigation reveals a rather intriguing connection to the realm of electoral preferences.

In this study, we harness the power of rigorous statistical methodologies to grapple with the enigma that lies at the confluence of curiosity and conservatism, between the keyboard and the ballot box. Our quest takes us on a journey through the digital domain, where the virtual footprints of Floridian Republicans lead us to the doorstep of an unlikely correlation. Through the lens of Bayesian inference and regression analysis, we unpack the mystery shrouding the adherence of certain voters to both a particular political persuasion and a seemingly incongruent hunt for a presidential phone number.

With a nod to the ever-increasing influence of digital behavior on political outcomes, we embark on an academic escapade that transcends the boundaries of conventional research. As we traverse the landscape of data, we strive to illuminate the convoluted path that links the quest for a presidential hotline with the electoral choices of Florida's Republican constituencies. Are we unearthing a clandestine affinity for telephonic connections amongst conservatives, or merely stumbling upon a statistical happenstance of whimsical proportions? The intricate dance of correlation and causation awaits our scrutiny as we endeavor to unravel the tangled threads of empirical evidence.

Join us on this exploratory escapade, where the empirical meets the enigmatic, and the digits on a ballot might hold more sway than a mere dial tone. Let us embark on a scientific sleuthing amid an eccentric amalgamation of Google searches and Republican votes in Florida, where the peculiar and the political collide in a statistical symphony of unexpected revelations.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You draft a literature review section of an academic research paper, that starts out dry for the first few sentences but then becomes hilarious and goofy.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up a literature review section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Speak in the present tense for this section (the authors find...), as is common in academic research paper literature reviews. Name the sources in a format similar to this: In "Book," the authors find lorem and ipsum.

Make up the lorem and ipsum part, but make it sound related to the topic at hand.

Start by naming serious-sounding studies by authors like Smith, Doe, and Jones - but then quickly devolve. Name some real non-fiction books that would be related to the topic. Then name some real fiction books that sound like they could be related. Then name a couple popular internet memes that are related to one of the topics.

Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

-------

And here is the introduction section that led to this literature review:
[[INTRODUCTION]]
As we delve into the labyrinth of statistical analysis, we embark upon a unique inquiry into the intersection of cyber curiosity and political proclivity. The relationship between Google searches for the enigmatic 'President phone number' and Republican support for Senators in the Sunshine State of Florida presents a puzzling paradox that beckons our scrutiny. While the pursuit of this elusive phone number may seem to be a whimsical whim, our astute investigation reveals a rather intriguing connection to the realm of electoral preferences.
In this study, we harness the power of rigorous statistical methodologies to grapple with the enigma that lies at the confluence of curiosity and conservatism, between the keyboard and the ballot box. Our quest takes us on a journey through the digital domain, where the virtual footprints of Floridian Republicans lead us to the doorstep of an unlikely correlation. Through the lens of Bayesian inference and regression analysis, we unpack the mystery shrouding the adherence of certain voters to both a particular political persuasion and a seemingly incongruent hunt for a presidential phone number.
With a nod to the ever-increasing influence of digital behavior on political outcomes, we embark on an academic escapade that transcends the boundaries of conventional research. As we traverse the landscape of data, we strive to illuminate the convoluted path that links the quest for a presidential hotline with the electoral choices of Florida's Republican constituencies. Are we unearthing a clandestine affinity for telephonic connections amongst conservatives, or merely stumbling upon a statistical happenstance of whimsical proportions? The intricate dance of correlation and causation awaits our scrutiny as we endeavor to unravel the tangled threads of empirical evidence.
Join us on this exploratory escapade, where the empirical meets the enigmatic, and the digits on a ballot might hold more sway than a mere dial tone. Let us embark on a scientific sleuthing amid an eccentric amalgamation of Google searches and Republican votes in Florida, where the peculiar and the political collide in a statistical symphony of unexpected revelations.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[LITERATURE REVIEW]]



ChatGPT:
[[LITERATURE REVIEW]]

In their comprehensive study "The Nexus of Internet Searches and Political Behavior," Smith and Doe (2016) delve into the complex relationship between online inquiry and electoral choices. The authors find a nuanced interplay between digital curiosity and voting patterns, but they mostly focus on more conventional political topics such as candidate names and policy issues. However, our investigation ventures into the uncharted territory of Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number' and its peculiar correlation with Republican support for Senators in Florida, shedding light on a decidedly offbeat dimension of online activity and political inclination.

Turning our attention to "Data-Driven Democracy" by Jones (2018), we are reminded of the profound impact of digital data on contemporary political landscapes. While the book primarily underscores the role of big data in electoral campaigns and policy formulation, it fails to capture the whimsical nature of Google searches for presidential contact details and their connection to conservative preferences in a specific demographic. As we navigate through this academic quagmire, we are prompted to explore not only the rational influences but also the peculiar predilections that shape political engagement.

Expanding our purview to the realm of non-fiction literature, "How Google Works" by Schmidt and Rosenberg (2014) and "The Art of Googling" by Pautasso (2017) offer insights into the functioning of the search engine giant and its implications for information retrieval. While these resources veer towards the technical aspects of Google's algorithms and user behavior, they overlook the distinctive inquiry surrounding the 'President phone number' and its correlation with Republican votes in Florida. Our endeavor, therefore, ventures into the realm of digital idiosyncrasies and political proclivities, paving the way for an unconventional exploration at the intersection of online exploration and electoral preferences.

Shifting gears to the realm of fiction, one cannot overlook the potential cultural implications portrayed in "The Circle" by Dave Eggers (2013) and "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace (1996). While these literary works predominantly embody the perils of technology and its societal ramifications, they offer a lens through which one can contemplate the intersection of digital inquiries and political behaviors. However, the whimsical nature of Google searches for the 'President phone number' eludes their narrative, leaving our study as a beacon of inquiry within this uncharted territory of academic investigation.

As we traverse the intersection of internet searches and political inclinations, it is pertinent to acknowledge the influence of popular culture in shaping these relationships. The memetic persistence of the "Florida Man" phenomenon in online discourse and the internet's insatiable quest for the 'President phone number' serve as quirky reminders of the digital landscape's penchant for the unconventional. These cultural touchstones wield their influence upon the digital fabric that intertwines with political decision-making, underscoring the multifaceted nature of the relationship under our scholarly scrutiny.

In our scholarly escapade, we embark upon a quest that straddles the realms of statistical inquiry and whimsical oddities, unhinging the conventional shackles that confine academic exploration. As we unravel the obscure connectivity between Google searches and electoral proclivities, we invite the reader to join us in this enigmatic journey where the statistical meets the sardonic, and the pursuit of knowledge intertwines with a comedic, albeit profound, twist.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You draft the methodology section of an academic research paper.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the methodology section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns. Sneak in some jokes and clever puns about science, research, statistics, and the variables.

Your research team collected data from all across the internet, but mostly just used information from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse and Google Trends . You used data from 2004 to 2018

Make up the research methods you don't know. Make them a bit goofy and convoluted.

Here is the title, abstract, and introduction of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

[[INTRODUCTION]]
As we delve into the labyrinth of statistical analysis, we embark upon a unique inquiry into the intersection of cyber curiosity and political proclivity. The relationship between Google searches for the enigmatic 'President phone number' and Republican support for Senators in the Sunshine State of Florida presents a puzzling paradox that beckons our scrutiny. While the pursuit of this elusive phone number may seem to be a whimsical whim, our astute investigation reveals a rather intriguing connection to the realm of electoral preferences.
In this study, we harness the power of rigorous statistical methodologies to grapple with the enigma that lies at the confluence of curiosity and conservatism, between the keyboard and the ballot box. Our quest takes us on a journey through the digital domain, where the virtual footprints of Floridian Republicans lead us to the doorstep of an unlikely correlation. Through the lens of Bayesian inference and regression analysis, we unpack the mystery shrouding the adherence of certain voters to both a particular political persuasion and a seemingly incongruent hunt for a presidential phone number.
With a nod to the ever-increasing influence of digital behavior on political outcomes, we embark on an academic escapade that transcends the boundaries of conventional research. As we traverse the landscape of data, we strive to illuminate the convoluted path that links the quest for a presidential hotline with the electoral choices of Florida's Republican constituencies. Are we unearthing a clandestine affinity for telephonic connections amongst conservatives, or merely stumbling upon a statistical happenstance of whimsical proportions? The intricate dance of correlation and causation awaits our scrutiny as we endeavor to unravel the tangled threads of empirical evidence.
Join us on this exploratory escapade, where the empirical meets the enigmatic, and the digits on a ballot might hold more sway than a mere dial tone. Let us embark on a scientific sleuthing amid an eccentric amalgamation of Google searches and Republican votes in Florida, where the peculiar and the political collide in a statistical symphony of unexpected revelations.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[METHODOLOGY]]



ChatGPT:

[[METHODOLOGY]]

To illuminate the confluence of digital inquiries and political predilections, our research team delved into the labyrinth of methodological intricacies with the tenacity of scholarly sommeliers seeking the perfect pairing of variables. Our dataset, sourced from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, provided a bountiful cornucopia of information spanning the years 2004 to 2018. This rich harvest of cyber and electoral footprints allowed us to embark on a statistical odyssey that would make Odysseus himself consider a change of career to become a data scientist.

The first step on our intrepid expedition involved meticulously collecting the numbers of Republican votes for Senators in Florida, a task that required navigating through the complex terrain of election data with the precision of a cartographer mapping uncharted territories. Complementing this electoral treasure trove, we ventured into the digital domain to harvest the search volumes for the cryptic query "President phone number". This virtual quest for presidential digits led us through the digital forest of Google searches, a journey akin to traversing a labyrinthine maze where the Minotaur was replaced by algorithms and the prize at its center was not a mythical beast but rather a set of elusive numerical combinations.

Having gathered these disparate pieces of the puzzle, we then meticulously preprocessed the data, akin to preparing a sumptuous feast where missing values and outliers were eschewed like unsavory ingredients. With due diligence, we ensured the data were cleansed and prepared for the subsequent gastronomy of statistical analysis, sparing no effort to ensure that our analytical banquet would be free from the indigestion of erroneous inferences.

Our methodological tapestry included the deployment of sophisticated statistical techniques that could be likened to a magician's dexterous sleight of hand, where variables were deftly manipulated to reveal their hidden connections. Utilizing Bayesian inference, we sought to navigate the treacherous straits of uncertainty, drawing inferences from the mists of probability with the acumen of ancient seafarers charting a course through uncharted waters. Regression analysis, akin to a mathematical tango of covariates and coefficients, allowed us to unearth the underlying dance of variables and discern the nuanced choreography of their interplay.

The statistical significance of the observed relationship was established through rigorous hypothesis testing, akin to scrutinizing a mischievous puzzle to discern whether its pieces fit together by sheer chance or by design. With a significance level of p < 0.01, the connection we unraveled between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the digital quest for the President's phone number stood as a testament to the resounding applause of statistical significance, echoing through the hallowed halls of empirical inquiry.

In navigating the intricate nexus of electoral preferences and digital curiosity, our research team endeavored to illuminate the uncanny correlation between the pursuit of presidential phone digits and political proclivities through an analytical alchemy that transformed raw data into gold. Our analysis serves as a beacon in the empirical night, shedding light on the unexpected connections forged amidst the labyrinth of numbers and queries, where statistical insights intertwine with the whimsy of cyber-archaeological exploration.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You draft the results section of an academic research paper. You speak in the past tense (you found...).
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the results section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns. Sneak in some jokes and clever puns about science, research, statistics, and the variables.

Your research team collected data from all across the internet, but mostly just used information from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse and Google Trends .

For the time period 2004 to 2018, you found a correlation 0.9916477, r-squared of 0.9833651, and p < 0.01.

One figure will be included. The figure (Fig. 1) is a scatterplot showing the strong correlation between the two variables. You don't need to specify where; I will add the figure.

Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

-------

And here is the methodology section that led to this result:
[[METHODOLOGY]]
As we delve into the labyrinth of statistical analysis, we embark upon a unique inquiry into the intersection of cyber curiosity and political proclivity. The relationship between Google searches for the enigmatic 'President phone number' and Republican support for Senators in the Sunshine State of Florida presents a puzzling paradox that beckons our scrutiny. While the pursuit of this elusive phone number may seem to be a whimsical whim, our astute investigation reveals a rather intriguing connection to the realm of electoral preferences.
In this study, we harness the power of rigorous statistical methodologies to grapple with the enigma that lies at the confluence of curiosity and conservatism, between the keyboard and the ballot box. Our quest takes us on a journey through the digital domain, where the virtual footprints of Floridian Republicans lead us to the doorstep of an unlikely correlation. Through the lens of Bayesian inference and regression analysis, we unpack the mystery shrouding the adherence of certain voters to both a particular political persuasion and a seemingly incongruent hunt for a presidential phone number.
With a nod to the ever-increasing influence of digital behavior on political outcomes, we embark on an academic escapade that transcends the boundaries of conventional research. As we traverse the landscape of data, we strive to illuminate the convoluted path that links the quest for a presidential hotline with the electoral choices of Florida's Republican constituencies. Are we unearthing a clandestine affinity for telephonic connections amongst conservatives, or merely stumbling upon a statistical happenstance of whimsical proportions? The intricate dance of correlation and causation awaits our scrutiny as we endeavor to unravel the tangled threads of empirical evidence.
Join us on this exploratory escapade, where the empirical meets the enigmatic, and the digits on a ballot might hold more sway than a mere dial tone. Let us embark on a scientific sleuthing amid an eccentric amalgamation of Google searches and Republican votes in Florida, where the peculiar and the political collide in a statistical symphony of unexpected revelations.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[RESULTS]]



ChatGPT:

[[RESULTS]]

In unraveling the enigmatic relationship between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the Google searches for the ever-elusive 'President phone number', our investigation yielded a striking correlation coefficient of 0.9916477. This correlation coefficient indicates a remarkably strong positive relationship between the two variables, underscoring the intriguing intersection of digital inquiry and political preference. The r-squared value of 0.9833651 further attests to the robustness of this correlation, suggesting that a whopping 98.3% of the variation in Google searches for 'President phone number' can be explained by the variation in Republican votes for Senators in Florida. In other words, the connection between these two phenomena is not a mere statistical fluke; it's as real as the digital fingerprints left by fervent voters.

Furthermore, the p-value of less than 0.01 lends significant support to the observed correlation, indicating that the likelihood of this relationship occurring by chance is less than one in a hundred. This statistical significance solidifies the notion that the connection between the search for the President's direct line and Republican support in Florida cannot be dismissed as a mere figment of statistical happenstance. It's a bona fide, statistically verified association that traverses the digital realm and delves deep into the heart of electoral behavior.

This noteworthy correlation is visually encapsulated in Fig. 1, where a scatterplot illustrates the remarkably strong relationship between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the Google searches for 'President phone number'. The data points form a tightly clustered pattern, exemplifying a near-linear association between the two variables. The dots are practically holding hands, indicating an undeniable affinity that defies conventional wisdom. This peculiar pairing of political predilection and telephonic curiosity certainly makes for an intriguing spectacle, illuminating the unexpected twists and turns that statistical inquiry often unveils.

In summary, our findings paint a vivid picture of the intersection between digital quests for presidential contact information and the electoral inclinations of Florida's Republican constituents. The statistics don't lie - they simply unravel the fascinating confluence of political proclivity and cyber curiosity, creating a tapestry of data that challenges conventional assumptions and beckons us to ponder the peculiar idiosyncrasies of human behavior. It seems that even in the digital age, the quest for political connection may not be confined to ballot boxes and town hall meetings, but rather extends to the virtual domain of search engines and online inquiries.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You draft the discussion section of an academic research paper.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the discussion section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns. Sneak in some jokes and clever puns about science, research, statistics, and the variables.

Limit your response to 500 tokens.

Here are the title, abstract, literature review, and results sections. Please harken back to 1-2 of the goofy items in the literature review, but pretend to take them completely seriously. Discuss how your results supported the prior research.

Do not write a conclusion. I will add a conclusion after this.

[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

[[LITERATURE REVIEW]]
In their comprehensive study "The Nexus of Internet Searches and Political Behavior," Smith and Doe (2016) delve into the complex relationship between online inquiry and electoral choices. The authors find a nuanced interplay between digital curiosity and voting patterns, but they mostly focus on more conventional political topics such as candidate names and policy issues. However, our investigation ventures into the uncharted territory of Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number' and its peculiar correlation with Republican support for Senators in Florida, shedding light on a decidedly offbeat dimension of online activity and political inclination.
Turning our attention to "Data-Driven Democracy" by Jones (2018), we are reminded of the profound impact of digital data on contemporary political landscapes. While the book primarily underscores the role of big data in electoral campaigns and policy formulation, it fails to capture the whimsical nature of Google searches for presidential contact details and their connection to conservative preferences in a specific demographic. As we navigate through this academic quagmire, we are prompted to explore not only the rational influences but also the peculiar predilections that shape political engagement.
Expanding our purview to the realm of non-fiction literature, "How Google Works" by Schmidt and Rosenberg (2014) and "The Art of Googling" by Pautasso (2017) offer insights into the functioning of the search engine giant and its implications for information retrieval. While these resources veer towards the technical aspects of Google's algorithms and user behavior, they overlook the distinctive inquiry surrounding the 'President phone number' and its correlation with Republican votes in Florida. Our endeavor, therefore, ventures into the realm of digital idiosyncrasies and political proclivities, paving the way for an unconventional exploration at the intersection of online exploration and electoral preferences.
Shifting gears to the realm of fiction, one cannot overlook the potential cultural implications portrayed in "The Circle" by Dave Eggers (2013) and "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace (1996). While these literary works predominantly embody the perils of technology and its societal ramifications, they offer a lens through which one can contemplate the intersection of digital inquiries and political behaviors. However, the whimsical nature of Google searches for the 'President phone number' eludes their narrative, leaving our study as a beacon of inquiry within this uncharted territory of academic investigation.
As we traverse the intersection of internet searches and political inclinations, it is pertinent to acknowledge the influence of popular culture in shaping these relationships. The memetic persistence of the "Florida Man" phenomenon in online discourse and the internet's insatiable quest for the 'President phone number' serve as quirky reminders of the digital landscape's penchant for the unconventional. These cultural touchstones wield their influence upon the digital fabric that intertwines with political decision-making, underscoring the multifaceted nature of the relationship under our scholarly scrutiny.
In our scholarly escapade, we embark upon a quest that straddles the realms of statistical inquiry and whimsical oddities, unhinging the conventional shackles that confine academic exploration. As we unravel the obscure connectivity between Google searches and electoral proclivities, we invite the reader to join us in this enigmatic journey where the statistical meets the sardonic, and the pursuit of knowledge intertwines with a comedic, albeit profound, twist.

[[RESULTS]]
In unraveling the enigmatic relationship between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the Google searches for the ever-elusive 'President phone number', our investigation yielded a striking correlation coefficient of 0.9916477. This correlation coefficient indicates a remarkably strong positive relationship between the two variables, underscoring the intriguing intersection of digital inquiry and political preference. The r-squared value of 0.9833651 further attests to the robustness of this correlation, suggesting that a whopping 98.3% of the variation in Google searches for 'President phone number' can be explained by the variation in Republican votes for Senators in Florida. In other words, the connection between these two phenomena is not a mere statistical fluke; it's as real as the digital fingerprints left by fervent voters.
Furthermore, the p-value of less than 0.01 lends significant support to the observed correlation, indicating that the likelihood of this relationship occurring by chance is less than one in a hundred. This statistical significance solidifies the notion that the connection between the search for the President's direct line and Republican support in Florida cannot be dismissed as a mere figment of statistical happenstance. It's a bona fide, statistically verified association that traverses the digital realm and delves deep into the heart of electoral behavior.
This noteworthy correlation is visually encapsulated in Fig. 1, where a scatterplot illustrates the remarkably strong relationship between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the Google searches for 'President phone number'. The data points form a tightly clustered pattern, exemplifying a near-linear association between the two variables. The dots are practically holding hands, indicating an undeniable affinity that defies conventional wisdom. This peculiar pairing of political predilection and telephonic curiosity certainly makes for an intriguing spectacle, illuminating the unexpected twists and turns that statistical inquiry often unveils.
In summary, our findings paint a vivid picture of the intersection between digital quests for presidential contact information and the electoral inclinations of Florida's Republican constituents. The statistics don't lie - they simply unravel the fascinating confluence of political proclivity and cyber curiosity, creating a tapestry of data that challenges conventional assumptions and beckons us to ponder the peculiar idiosyncrasies of human behavior. It seems that even in the digital age, the quest for political connection may not be confined to ballot boxes and town hall meetings, but rather extends to the virtual domain of search engines and online inquiries.

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[[DISCUSSION]]



ChatGPT:

[[DISCUSSION]]

As we reflect upon the intriguing confluence of Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for the coveted 'President phone number', it becomes increasingly evident that our findings have not only validated, but also illuminated, the peculiar correlation that pervades these seemingly unrelated domains. The strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, as well as the robust r-squared value of 0.9833651, underscore the undeniable bond between political predilection and the digital quest for presidential communication. Our results echo the findings of Smith and Doe (2016), who paved the way for understanding the intricate relationship between online inquiries and electoral behavior. Yet, while their focus may have been on more conventional political topics, our foray into the enigmatic realm of 'President phone number' searches opens a playful yet profound avenue for further exploration.

The statistical significance, with a p-value of less than 0.01, accentuates the gravity of our findings, signaling that the association between these variables is not a mere statistical fluke, but a statistically robust phenomenon that defies conventional expectations. The near-linear relationship depicted in our scatterplot offers a visual testament to the resolute connection between these two disparate realms, showcasing a bond that is as sturdy as a well-crafted regression model.

Drawing from our enlightening sojourn within the non-fiction realms of "How Google Works" by Schmidt and Rosenberg (2014) and "The Art of Googling" by Pautasso (2017), we must delve further into the idiosyncratic nature of online inquiries and their power to transcend the traditional boundaries of political inquiry. The whimsical nature of our research not only piques scholarly curiosity but also sets the stage for an engaging discourse on the playful yet pivotal role of digital exploration in shaping political proclivities.

In our scholarly odyssey, the culturally steeped tenure of the "Florida Man" phenomenon assumes subtle significance, underscoring the pervasive impact of popular cultural touchstones on online behavior and electoral preferences. The intricate interplay between these elements, while whimsical in its portrayal, belies the nuanced depth of our statistical inquiry.

As we dissect the nexus of digital curiosity and political allegiance, it is imperative to embrace the unforeseen humor that permeates scientific inquiry, for in the mirth lies the potential for profound insight. Our study, therefore, stands as a testament to the droll sophistication that underpins statistical exploration, inviting scholars to engage with the statistical not only with analytical acumen but also with a playful spirit.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a witty academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a statistics journal.You draft the discussion section of goofy academic research papers that sounds like it belongs based on the title and abstract provided.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up a short conclusion of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for 'President phone number'. Make it seem dry like academic research paper, but with lots of subtle hidden offhand remarks, jokes, goofy observations, and puns. Sneak in some jokes and clever puns about science, research, statistics, and the variables.

Limit your response to 300 tokens. At the very end, assert that no more research is needed in this area.

Here are the title, abstract, introduction, and results sections.
[[TITLE]]
"Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans"

[[ABSTRACT]]
This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

[[INTRDUCTION]]
As we delve into the labyrinth of statistical analysis, we embark upon a unique inquiry into the intersection of cyber curiosity and political proclivity. The relationship between Google searches for the enigmatic 'President phone number' and Republican support for Senators in the Sunshine State of Florida presents a puzzling paradox that beckons our scrutiny. While the pursuit of this elusive phone number may seem to be a whimsical whim, our astute investigation reveals a rather intriguing connection to the realm of electoral preferences.
In this study, we harness the power of rigorous statistical methodologies to grapple with the enigma that lies at the confluence of curiosity and conservatism, between the keyboard and the ballot box. Our quest takes us on a journey through the digital domain, where the virtual footprints of Floridian Republicans lead us to the doorstep of an unlikely correlation. Through the lens of Bayesian inference and regression analysis, we unpack the mystery shrouding the adherence of certain voters to both a particular political persuasion and a seemingly incongruent hunt for a presidential phone number.
With a nod to the ever-increasing influence of digital behavior on political outcomes, we embark on an academic escapade that transcends the boundaries of conventional research. As we traverse the landscape of data, we strive to illuminate the convoluted path that links the quest for a presidential hotline with the electoral choices of Florida's Republican constituencies. Are we unearthing a clandestine affinity for telephonic connections amongst conservatives, or merely stumbling upon a statistical happenstance of whimsical proportions? The intricate dance of correlation and causation awaits our scrutiny as we endeavor to unravel the tangled threads of empirical evidence.
Join us on this exploratory escapade, where the empirical meets the enigmatic, and the digits on a ballot might hold more sway than a mere dial tone. Let us embark on a scientific sleuthing amid an eccentric amalgamation of Google searches and Republican votes in Florida, where the peculiar and the political collide in a statistical symphony of unexpected revelations.

[[RESULTS]]
In unraveling the enigmatic relationship between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the Google searches for the ever-elusive 'President phone number', our investigation yielded a striking correlation coefficient of 0.9916477. This correlation coefficient indicates a remarkably strong positive relationship between the two variables, underscoring the intriguing intersection of digital inquiry and political preference. The r-squared value of 0.9833651 further attests to the robustness of this correlation, suggesting that a whopping 98.3% of the variation in Google searches for 'President phone number' can be explained by the variation in Republican votes for Senators in Florida. In other words, the connection between these two phenomena is not a mere statistical fluke; it's as real as the digital fingerprints left by fervent voters.
Furthermore, the p-value of less than 0.01 lends significant support to the observed correlation, indicating that the likelihood of this relationship occurring by chance is less than one in a hundred. This statistical significance solidifies the notion that the connection between the search for the President's direct line and Republican support in Florida cannot be dismissed as a mere figment of statistical happenstance. It's a bona fide, statistically verified association that traverses the digital realm and delves deep into the heart of electoral behavior.
This noteworthy correlation is visually encapsulated in Fig. 1, where a scatterplot illustrates the remarkably strong relationship between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and the Google searches for 'President phone number'. The data points form a tightly clustered pattern, exemplifying a near-linear association between the two variables. The dots are practically holding hands, indicating an undeniable affinity that defies conventional wisdom. This peculiar pairing of political predilection and telephonic curiosity certainly makes for an intriguing spectacle, illuminating the unexpected twists and turns that statistical inquiry often unveils.
In summary, our findings paint a vivid picture of the intersection between digital quests for presidential contact information and the electoral inclinations of Florida's Republican constituents. The statistics don't lie - they simply unravel the fascinating confluence of political proclivity and cyber curiosity, creating a tapestry of data that challenges conventional assumptions and beckons us to ponder the peculiar idiosyncrasies of human behavior. It seems that even in the digital age, the quest for political connection may not be confined to ballot boxes and town hall meetings, but rather extends to the virtual domain of search engines and online inquiries.

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Your response should start like this:

[[CONCLUSION]]



ChatGPT:

[[CONCLUSION]]

In conclusion, our research has provided compelling evidence of the intriguing connection between Republican votes for Senators in Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. The strikingly high correlation coefficient and significant p-value underscore the robustness of this relationship, leaving little room for doubt regarding its validity. It appears that the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences in a manner that defies conventional expectations and piques our scholarly curiosity.

As we close the virtual chapter on this perplexing correlation, we cannot help but marvel at the whimsical ways in which statistical analysis leads us down unexpected paths. The digital domain, with its binary labyrinth and virtual vicissitudes, continues to surprise us with its capacity to illuminate the idiosyncrasies of human behavior. It seems that in the realm of statistics, as in life, the most whimsical juxtapositions often yield the most insightful revelations.

However, despite the allure of further statistical sleuthing in this peculiar patriphonic pursuit, we dare not delve deeper into the digital rabbit hole. It is, metaphorically speaking, time to hang up our statistical hats and acknowledge that this particular avenue of inquiry has reached its conclusive end. The digits of democracy have spoken, and they resonate with a resounding statistical significance that beckons no further investigation.

In the hallowed halls of academia, as in the halls of statistical inquiry, there comes a time when one must resist the temptation to endlessly pursue fascinating correlations and instead, embrace the cogent conclusion that further research in this area is as unnecessary as a rotary phone in the digital age. With that, we bid adieu to the enigmatic connection between political preference and telephonic curiosity, content in the knowledge that some statistical mysteries are best left to the annals of quirk and quip, rather than the rigors of relentless research.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You provide fictional names of academic journals. You say nothing else, and you do not chat with the user.
User prompt: Please provide the name of a funny but plausible sounding research, scientific, or academic journal that would publish a paper entited Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans. Respond only with the name of a fictional academic journal.

ChatGPT:

The Journal of Political Internet Research


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You provide fictional names of nonprofit research organizations and associations. You say nothing else, and you do not chat with the user.
User prompt: Please provide the name of a funny but plausible sounding nonprofit, academic, or scientific association or organization that would sponsor research that resulted in a paper entited Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans. Respond only with the name of a fictional organization.

ChatGPT:

Global Institute for Internet Research and Political Analysis


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You provide potential search keywords separated by commas. You say nothing else, and you do not chat with the user.
User prompt: Please provide potential search keywords for a paper titled Googling for Votes: The Telephone Tendency of Florida Republicans with an abstract of This paper investigates the curious case of the correlation between Republican votes for Senators in the state of Florida and Google searches for the elusive 'President phone number'. Drawing from data sourced from MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, and Google Trends, our research team employed sophisticated statistical analysis to discern any meaningful connection between these seemingly disparate phenomena. The findings revealed a strikingly high correlation coefficient of 0.9916477, with a significance level of p < 0.01, spanning the years from 2004 to 2018. As we unravel the web of data, we present an engaging examination of how the digital quest for a presidential communication conduit intersects with political preferences, prompting us to question whether the digits of democracy hold a key to unraveling political behavior.

ChatGPT:

Florida Republicans, Google searches, correlation, Senators, President phone number, MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse, Google Trends, statistical analysis, correlation coefficient, political preferences, presidential communication, political behavior

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Data details

Votes for Republican Senators in Florida
Detailed data title: Total number of votes cast for Federal Republican Senate candidates in Florida
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse
See what else correlates with Votes for Republican Senators in Florida

Google searches for 'President phone number'
Detailed data title: Relative volume of Google searches for 'President phone number' (Worldwide, without quotes)
Source: Google Trends
Additional Info: Relative search volume (not absolute numbers)

See what else correlates with Google searches for 'President phone number'

Correlation r = 0.9916477 (Pearson correlation coefficient)
Correlation is a measure of how much the variables move together. If it is 0.99, when one goes up the other goes up. If it is 0.02, the connection is very weak or non-existent. If it is -0.99, then when one goes up the other goes down. If it is 1.00, you probably messed up your correlation function.

r2 = 0.9833651 (Coefficient of determination)
This means 98.3% of the change in the one variable (i.e., Google searches for 'President phone number') is predictable based on the change in the other (i.e., Votes for Republican Senators in Florida) over the 6 years from 2004 through 2018.

p < 0.01, which is statistically significant(Null hypothesis significance test)
The p-value is 0.000104. 0.0001043506609229371900000000
The p-value is a measure of how probable it is that we would randomly find a result this extreme. More specifically the p-value is a measure of how probable it is that we would randomly find a result this extreme if we had only tested one pair of variables one time.

But I am a p-villain. I absolutely did not test only one pair of variables one time. I correlated hundreds of millions of pairs of variables. I threw boatloads of data into an industrial-sized blender to find this correlation.

Who is going to stop me? p-value reporting doesn't require me to report how many calculations I had to go through in order to find a low p-value!
On average, you will find a correaltion as strong as 0.99 in 0.0104% of random cases. Said differently, if you correlated 9,583 random variables Which I absolutely did.
with the same 5 degrees of freedom, Degrees of freedom is a measure of how many free components we are testing. In this case it is 5 because we have two variables measured over a period of 6 years. It's just the number of years minus ( the number of variables minus one ), which in this case simplifies to the number of years minus one.
you would randomly expect to find a correlation as strong as this one.

[ 0.92, 1 ] 95% correlation confidence interval (using the Fisher z-transformation)
The confidence interval is an estimate the range of the value of the correlation coefficient, using the correlation itself as an input. The values are meant to be the low and high end of the correlation coefficient with 95% confidence.

This one is a bit more complciated than the other calculations, but I include it because many people have been pushing for confidence intervals instead of p-value calculations (for example: NEJM. However, if you are dredging data, you can reliably find yourself in the 5%. That's my goal!


All values for the years included above: If I were being very sneaky, I could trim years from the beginning or end of the datasets to increase the correlation on some pairs of variables. I don't do that because there are already plenty of correlations in my database without monkeying with the years.

Still, sometimes one of the variables has more years of data available than the other. This page only shows the overlapping years. To see all the years, click on "See what else correlates with..." link above.
200420062010201220162018
Votes for Republican Senators in Florida (Total votes)367286018261302645740345827048351904099500
Google searches for 'President phone number' (Rel. search volume)47.416735.416741.166746.554.416748.0833




Why this works

  1. Data dredging: I have 25,153 variables in my database. I compare all these variables against each other to find ones that randomly match up. That's 632,673,409 correlation calculations! This is called “data dredging.” Instead of starting with a hypothesis and testing it, I instead abused the data to see what correlations shake out. It’s a dangerous way to go about analysis, because any sufficiently large dataset will yield strong correlations completely at random.
  2. Lack of causal connection: There is probably Because these pages are automatically generated, it's possible that the two variables you are viewing are in fact causually related. I take steps to prevent the obvious ones from showing on the site (I don't let data about the weather in one city correlate with the weather in a neighboring city, for example), but sometimes they still pop up. If they are related, cool! You found a loophole.
    no direct connection between these variables, despite what the AI says above. This is exacerbated by the fact that I used "Years" as the base variable. Lots of things happen in a year that are not related to each other! Most studies would use something like "one person" in stead of "one year" to be the "thing" studied.
  3. Observations not independent: For many variables, sequential years are not independent of each other. If a population of people is continuously doing something every day, there is no reason to think they would suddenly change how they are doing that thing on January 1. A simple Personally I don't find any p-value calculation to be 'simple,' but you know what I mean.
    p-value calculation does not take this into account, so mathematically it appears less probable than it really is.
  4. Very low n: There are not many data points included in this analysis. Even if the p-value is high, we should be suspicious of using so few datapoints in a correlation.




Try it yourself

You can calculate the values on this page on your own! Try running the Python code to see the calculation results. Step 1: Download and install Python on your computer.

Step 2: Open a plaintext editor like Notepad and paste the code below into it.

Step 3: Save the file as "calculate_correlation.py" in a place you will remember, like your desktop. Copy the file location to your clipboard. On Windows, you can right-click the file and click "Properties," and then copy what comes after "Location:" As an example, on my computer the location is "C:\Users\tyler\Desktop"

Step 4: Open a command line window. For example, by pressing start and typing "cmd" and them pressing enter.

Step 5: Install the required modules by typing "pip install numpy", then pressing enter, then typing "pip install scipy", then pressing enter.

Step 6: Navigate to the location where you saved the Python file by using the "cd" command. For example, I would type "cd C:\Users\tyler\Desktop" and push enter.

Step 7: Run the Python script by typing "python calculate_correlation.py"

If you run into any issues, I suggest asking ChatGPT to walk you through installing Python and running the code below on your system. Try this question:

"Walk me through installing Python on my computer to run a script that uses scipy and numpy. Go step-by-step and ask me to confirm before moving on. Start by asking me questions about my operating system so that you know how to proceed. Assume I want the simplest installation with the latest version of Python and that I do not currently have any of the necessary elements installed. Remember to only give me one step per response and confirm I have done it before proceeding."


# These modules make it easier to perform the calculation
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats

# We'll define a function that we can call to return the correlation calculations
def calculate_correlation(array1, array2):

    # Calculate Pearson correlation coefficient and p-value
    correlation, p_value = stats.pearsonr(array1, array2)

    # Calculate R-squared as the square of the correlation coefficient
    r_squared = correlation**2

    return correlation, r_squared, p_value

# These are the arrays for the variables shown on this page, but you can modify them to be any two sets of numbers
array_1 = np.array([3672860,1826130,2645740,3458270,4835190,4099500,])
array_2 = np.array([47.4167,35.4167,41.1667,46.5,54.4167,48.0833,])
array_1_name = "Votes for Republican Senators in Florida"
array_2_name = "Google searches for 'President phone number'"

# Perform the calculation
print(f"Calculating the correlation between {array_1_name} and {array_2_name}...")
correlation, r_squared, p_value = calculate_correlation(array_1, array_2)

# Print the results
print("Correlation Coefficient:", correlation)
print("R-squared:", r_squared)
print("P-value:", p_value)



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