Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about math

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Data source: AI analysis of xkcd comics
Additional Info: ^{See full details} I designed a Python workflow to perform OCR on every xkcd comic, feed that text into a large language model, and ask the model whether this comic was about the category named in the title.

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xkcd comics published about math correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Total sales of commercial vehicles in China	r=0.96	7yrs	No
The number of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in South Dakota	r=0.86	13yrs	Yes!

xkcd comics published about math also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Average length of SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.85	10yrs	264
The number of university engineering teachers in South Carolina	r=0.85	12yrs	256
The number of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Idaho	r=0.85	13yrs	256
Annual US household spending on prescription drugs	r=0.83	16yrs	192
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Charles III	r=0.78	16yrs	168
Greece's annual import volume	r=0.77	16yrs	162
Brad Pitt's net worth	r=0.76	16yrs	162
Google searches for 'Johnny Depp'	r=0.73	17yrs	159
Liquefied petroleum gas used in United States	r=0.74	16yrs	156
Rating for best Need for Speed game released	r=0.84	7yrs	148
How provocative OverSimplified YouTube video titles are	r=0.79	7yrs	148
Air pollution in CaÃ‚Â¤on City, Colorado	r=0.77	16yrs	146
Air quality in CaÃ‚Â¤on City, Colorado	r=0.77	16yrs	146
Air quality in CaÃ‚Â¤on City, Colorado	r=0.77	16yrs	146
Hydopower energy generated in Eswatini	r=0.75	15yrs	145
Average length of PBS Space Time YouTube videos	r=0.76	9yrs	145
Kerosene used in Iraq	r=0.75	15yrs	142
The number of movies Jim Carrey appeared in	r=0.68	17yrs	142
Annual US household spending on processed fruits	r=0.72	16yrs	140
Google searches for 'who is prince william'	r=0.69	16yrs	138
Rain in Sydney	r=0.7	16yrs	138
Marvell Technology's stock price (MRVL)	r=0.69	17yrs	136
Customer satisfaction with Cox	r=0.69	15yrs	136
Rain in Sydney	r=0.68	16yrs	136
Rain in Sydney	r=0.68	16yrs	136
Total value of all $50 bills printed	r=0.69	12yrs	136
Number of times 17 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.65	17yrs	134
NVIDIA's stock price (NVDA)	r=0.65	17yrs	134
Popularity of the first name Dion	r=0.67	16yrs	131
US household spending on nonalcoholic beverages	r=0.66	16yrs	131
Newmont's stock price (NEM)	r=0.65	17yrs	130
Popularity of the first name Tate	r=0.66	16yrs	130
Popularity of the first name Samira	r=0.66	16yrs	130
Annual U.S. inflation rate	r=0.64	16yrs	128
London Gold Prices	r=0.79	6yrs	128
Searches for 'never gonna give you up'	r=0.57	17yrs	126
Total private high school enrollment in the United States	r=0.61	16yrs	124
Number of times 21 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.58	17yrs	123
The number of movies Marilyn Monroe appeared in	r=0.55	16yrs	122
The number of database administrators in Tennessee	r=0.84	14yrs	121
Number of times 25 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.57	17yrs	121
Michael Schumacher's Formula One Ranking	r=0.74	6yrs	120
Number of times 16 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.56	17yrs	120
Powerball lottery numbers	r=0.59	13yrs	120
Google searches for 'who is elon musk'	r=0.57	17yrs	120
The number of movies Russell Crowe appeared in	r=0.53	17yrs	120
Public school high school enrollments in the United States	r=0.58	16yrs	119
Gasoline Prices in the US	r=0.56	16yrs	119
The number of marketing managers in Mississippi	r=0.82	16yrs	110
How nerdy Computerphile YouTube video titles are	r=0.71	11yrs	110
The number of crane operators in Tennessee	r=0.82	16yrs	100
Hydopower energy generated in El Salvador	r=0.64	15yrs	98
Average number of comments on Technology Connections YouTube videos	r=0.7	9yrs	96
Advanced Micro Devices' stock price (AMD)	r=0.62	17yrs	96
Air pollution in Shreveport, Louisiana	r=0.81	6yrs	96
Popularity of the first name Georgina	r=0.63	16yrs	95
The number of movies Halle Berry appeared in	r=0.54	16yrs	90
The number of kindergarten teachers in Montana	r=0.81	16yrs	88
Hydopower energy generated in Ukraine	r=0.64	15yrs	88
Google searches for 'climate change'	r=0.56	16yrs	88
Tesla's stock price (TSLA)	r=0.6	13yrs	85
Average views of MrBeast's YouTube videos	r=0.66	12yrs	83
Popularity of the first name Hallie	r=0.61	16yrs	82
Air pollution in Alexandria, Louisiana	r=0.7	16yrs	80
The number of industrial truck and tractor operators in New Mexico	r=0.81	16yrs	78
Hydopower energy generated in Suriname	r=0.63	15yrs	77
Fortinet's stock price (FTNT)	r=0.62	14yrs	73
The average number of likes on MrBeast's YouTube videos	r=0.64	12yrs	70
The number of budget analysts in Tennessee	r=0.81	16yrs	68
Renewable energy production in Brunei	r=0.66	10yrs	66
Applied Materials' stock price (AMAT)	r=0.59	17yrs	62
How clickbait-y MrBeast's YouTube video titles are	r=0.64	12yrs	60
The number of insurance underwriters in Arkansas	r=0.8	16yrs	57
Solar power generated in Brunei	r=0.66	10yrs	56
How insightful 'Be Smart' science YouTube video titles are	r=0.65	11yrs	50
Prologis' stock price (PLD)	r=0.58	17yrs	50
The number of archivists in Oklahoma	r=0.8	16yrs	47
Hydopower energy generated in North Korea	r=0.62	15yrs	46
ST Microelectronics' stock price (STM)	r=0.58	17yrs	40
How professional-sounding LEMMiNO YouTube video titles are	r=0.63	12yrs	38
The number of procurement clerks in Hawaii	r=0.79	16yrs	36
Hydopower energy generated in South Africa	r=0.62	15yrs	36
HP Inc.'s stock price (HPQ)	r=0.58	17yrs	30
The number of jewelers in Minnesota	r=0.79	16yrs	26
How provocative MrBeast's YouTube video titles are	r=0.6	12yrs	24
Hydopower energy generated in Brazil	r=0.6	15yrs	22
The number of budget analysts in Montana	r=0.79	16yrs	16
Biomass power generated in Malaysia	r=0.61	13yrs	12
The number of floral designers in Utah	r=0.79	16yrs	6
Fossil fuel use in Slovakia	r=0.6	15yrs	2
The number of school teachers in North Carolina	r=0.8	13yrs	-4
Jet fuel used in Albania	r=0.61	15yrs	-9
The number of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Montana	r=0.78	16yrs	-16
Solar power generated in Belarus	r=0.7	8yrs	-20
The number of nursing instructors and teachers in New Hampshire	r=0.78	16yrs	-26
Hydopower energy generated in Thailand	r=0.58	15yrs	-30
The number of college administrators in Pennsylvania	r=0.78	16yrs	-36
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Mexico	r=0.6	16yrs	-40
The number of art directors in New Jersey	r=0.77	16yrs	-48

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^{What is Sys. Score?} You caught me! While it would be intuitive to sort only by "correlation," I have a big, weird database. If I sort only by correlation, often all the top results are from some one or two very large datasets (like the weather or labor statistics), and it overwhelms the page.

I can't show you *all* the correlations, because my database would get too large and this page would take a very long time to load. Instead I opt to show you a subset, and I sort them by a magic system score. It starts with the correlation, but penalizes variables that repeat from the same dataset. (It also gives a bonus to variables I happen to find interesting.)


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