Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about romance

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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 romance correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Kerosene used in Malawi	r=0.97	15yrs	Yes!
Ticket sales for Chicago White Sox games	r=0.97	13yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Cassandra	r=0.96	16yrs	No
Fossil fuel use in Hungary	r=0.95	15yrs	No
Ticket sales for Los Angeles Angels games	r=0.95	13yrs	No
GMO use in corn grown in Michigan	r=0.94	17yrs	Yes!
Google searches for 'learn spanish'	r=0.93	17yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Kaila	r=0.93	16yrs	No
Arson in Minnesota	r=0.92	16yrs	Yes!
GMO use in corn	r=0.92	17yrs	Yes!
Ice cream consumption	r=0.92	15yrs	No
GMO use in cotton in Tennessee	r=0.91	15yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Pittsburgh	r=0.91	17yrs	No
Air pollution in Hickory, North Carolina	r=0.91	17yrs	Yes!
Fossil fuel use in Croatia	r=0.91	15yrs	No
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for correlation	r=0.91	17yrs	No
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's stock price (BBVA)	r=0.91	17yrs	Yes!
Arson in Arkansas	r=0.91	16yrs	Yes!
GMO use in cotton in North Carolina	r=0.9	16yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Julia	r=0.9	16yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Caitlin	r=0.9	16yrs	No
Air pollution in Pittsburgh	r=0.88	17yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Oxford, North Carolina	r=0.88	17yrs	Yes!
Arson in Massachusetts	r=0.88	16yrs	No
Arson in New Mexico	r=0.88	16yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Chattanooga, Tennessee	r=0.88	17yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Albany, New York	r=0.88	17yrs	No
Air pollution in San Luis Obispo, California	r=0.87	16yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Roanoke, Virginia	r=0.86	17yrs	Yes!
ArcelorMittal's stock price (MT)	r=0.85	17yrs	Yes!
The number of embalmers in Arkansas	r=0.83	16yrs	No
The number of college computer science teachers in New Mexico	r=0.83	16yrs	Yes!
The number of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Mississippi	r=0.81	16yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Watertown, New York	r=0.81	17yrs	Yes!

xkcd comics published about romance also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Popularity of the first name Alicia	r=0.96	16yrs	404
Popularity of the first name Kianna	r=0.96	16yrs	404
GMO use in corn grown in Nebraska	r=0.96	17yrs	393
Arson in North Carolina	r=0.95	16yrs	392
Air pollution in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	r=0.96	17yrs	390
The number of electricians in Puerto Rico	r=0.97	16yrs	388
The number of postal service machine operators in Indiana	r=0.96	16yrs	386
The number of cooks, short order in Minnesota	r=0.96	16yrs	386
Popularity of the 'all your base' meme	r=0.93	17yrs	380
Popularity of the first name Dashawn	r=0.96	16yrs	374
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Hades	r=0.92	16yrs	374
GMO use in cotton	r=0.91	16yrs	372
Biomass power generated in Jordan	r=0.93	15yrs	372
Google searches for 'black holes'	r=0.9	17yrs	370
U.S. intercountry adoptions	r=0.92	15yrs	369
Physical album shipment volume in the United States	r=0.91	16yrs	368
US household spending on vehicle insurance	r=0.9	16yrs	367
Popularity of the first name Jenifer	r=0.96	16yrs	364
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of cottage cheese	r=0.9	15yrs	363
GMO use in corn grown in Iowa	r=0.95	17yrs	362
Arson in Oklahoma	r=0.93	16yrs	359
Motor vehicle thefts in Maryland	r=0.93	16yrs	359
Air pollution in Memphis	r=0.93	17yrs	358
The number of compensation and benefits managers in District of Columbia	r=0.96	16yrs	356
Air pollution in Birmingham	r=0.91	17yrs	356
Popularity of the first name Cinthia	r=0.96	16yrs	354
The number of compensation and benefits managers in South Carolina	r=0.96	16yrs	346
Popularity of the first name Jasmyn	r=0.96	16yrs	344
Fossil fuel use in New Zealand	r=0.93	15yrs	342
Popularity of the first name Makala	r=0.96	16yrs	334
The number of postal service machine operators in Alabama	r=0.95	16yrs	334
Gasoline pumped in Denmark	r=0.94	16yrs	332
Popularity of the first name Keara	r=0.96	16yrs	324
The number of aircraft mechanics in Kansas	r=0.95	16yrs	324
Gasoline pumped in Latvia	r=0.94	16yrs	322
Motor vehicle thefts in Massachusetts	r=0.92	16yrs	318
GMO use in corn grown in Minnesota	r=0.92	17yrs	317
Air pollution in Mason City, Iowa	r=0.94	16yrs	316
The number of postal service machine operators in Kentucky	r=0.95	16yrs	314
Popularity of the first name Jasmin	r=0.95	16yrs	313
Petroluem consumption in Syria	r=0.94	15yrs	310
Arson in Indiana	r=0.91	16yrs	306
The number of postal service machine operators in Minnesota	r=0.95	16yrs	304
Air pollution in Meridian, Mississippi	r=0.92	17yrs	304
Popularity of the first name Yesenia	r=0.95	16yrs	303
Kerosene used in Tanzania	r=0.94	15yrs	300
GMO use in corn grown in Kansas	r=0.92	17yrs	297
Arson in Nevada	r=0.91	16yrs	296
The number of postal service machine operators in Ohio	r=0.95	16yrs	294
Popularity of the first name Breana	r=0.95	16yrs	293
Air pollution in Roanoke, Virginia	r=0.91	17yrs	292
GMO use in corn grown in Illinois	r=0.9	17yrs	284
Popularity of the first name Trevon	r=0.95	16yrs	283
Nuclear power generation in Germany	r=0.9	15yrs	278
Arson in Texas	r=0.91	16yrs	276
GMO use in cotton in Texas	r=0.93	16yrs	274
Popularity of the first name Ciera	r=0.95	16yrs	273
Petroluem consumption in Ukraine	r=0.92	15yrs	268
Burglaries in Colorado	r=0.91	16yrs	266
Popularity of the first name Blanca	r=0.95	16yrs	263
Gasoline pumped in Portugal	r=0.91	16yrs	257
Motor vehicle thefts in Michigan	r=0.91	16yrs	256
The number of postal service machine operators in Arkansas	r=0.95	16yrs	254
Popularity of the first name Kasandra	r=0.95	16yrs	253
Gasoline pumped in Czechia	r=0.9	16yrs	246
The number of computer programmers in Iowa	r=0.94	16yrs	244
Popularity of the first name Breonna	r=0.95	16yrs	243
Gasoline pumped in Greece	r=0.9	16yrs	236
The number of postal service machine operators in Louisiana	r=0.95	16yrs	234
Popularity of the first name Eboni	r=0.95	16yrs	233
Kerosene used in Indonesia	r=0.91	15yrs	226
The number of postal service machine operators in Oklahoma	r=0.95	16yrs	224
Popularity of the first name Estefani	r=0.95	16yrs	223
Gasoline pumped in Norway	r=0.9	16yrs	216
The number of postal service machine operators in Pennsylvania	r=0.95	16yrs	214
Popularity of the first name Lizeth	r=0.95	16yrs	213
Gasoline pumped in Serbia	r=0.91	15yrs	206
The number of postal service machine operators in Virginia	r=0.95	16yrs	204
Gasoline pumped in American Samoa	r=0.9	15yrs	194
The number of bill collectors in District of Columbia	r=0.94	15yrs	194
Jet fuel used in American Samoa	r=0.9	15yrs	184
The number of conveyor operators in Alabama	r=0.94	16yrs	183
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Barbados	r=0.9	15yrs	174
The number of postal service machine operators in Colorado	r=0.94	16yrs	173
The number of typists in District of Columbia	r=0.94	16yrs	163

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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.

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