Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about geography

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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 geography correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
The distance between Mars and the Sun	r=0.52	17yrs	No
The distance between Neptune and Mars	r=0.49	17yrs	No

xkcd comics published about geography also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of hazardous materials removal workers in Ohio	r=0.89	16yrs	316
Electricity generation in Cabo Verde	r=0.86	15yrs	302
Gasoline pumped in Burma	r=0.88	15yrs	302
Petroluem consumption in Nigeria	r=0.88	15yrs	302
US average milk-fat content of dry milk products (net)	r=0.86	15yrs	297
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of dry milk products (net)	r=0.85	15yrs	296
The number of dental assistants in New Mexico	r=0.86	16yrs	281
Gasoline pumped in Qatar	r=0.88	15yrs	272
Gasoline pumped in Cook Islands	r=0.87	15yrs	260
Kerosene used in Kuwait	r=0.87	15yrs	250
Petroluem consumption in Maldives	r=0.87	15yrs	240
Petroluem consumption in Cook Islands	r=0.86	15yrs	228
Petroluem consumption in Turkmenistan	r=0.86	15yrs	218
Gasoline pumped in Nigeria	r=0.85	15yrs	207
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Peru	r=0.85	15yrs	197
US production of dry milk products (net)	r=0.84	15yrs	192
Popularity of the first name Camilla	r=0.82	16yrs	188
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Puerto Rico	r=0.85	15yrs	187
Patents granted in the US	r=0.85	14yrs	180
Patents granted in the US	r=0.85	14yrs	177
Number of Lawyers in the United States	r=0.8	16yrs	174
The number of insurance sales agents in Puerto Rico	r=0.85	16yrs	174
GMO use in cotton in Georgia	r=0.82	16yrs	173
GMO use in cotton	r=0.81	16yrs	172
How trendy SmarterEveryDay YouTube video titles are	r=0.77	17yrs	170
Customer satisfaction with American Airlines	r=0.81	15yrs	169
U.S. direct investment abroad	r=0.8	15yrs	168
Rolls-Royce annual production volume	r=0.8	15yrs	168
Popularity of the first name Josiah	r=0.82	16yrs	168
Popularity of the first name Arielle	r=0.82	16yrs	168
US household spending on healthcare	r=0.81	16yrs	168
Total likes of The Game Theorists YouTube videos	r=0.77	15yrs	168
GMO use in cotton	r=0.78	16yrs	167
Revenue of US Broadcasting Industry	r=0.8	15yrs	166
The Coca-Cola Company's stock price (KO)	r=0.76	17yrs	166
US household spending on rented dwellings	r=0.79	16yrs	166
US household spending on health insurance	r=0.79	16yrs	166
Total Revenue of the NFL Teams	r=0.8	14yrs	165
EOG Resources' stock price (EOG)	r=0.78	17yrs	165
Pioneer Natural Resources Company's stock price (PXD)	r=0.78	17yrs	165
The number of movies Jason Momoa appeared in	r=0.73	17yrs	165
China's Annual Passenger Car Production	r=0.79	15yrs	164
US Biomass Energy Production	r=0.78	16yrs	164
Google searches for 'what is the FDIC'	r=0.76	17yrs	164
Annual US household spending on education	r=0.79	14yrs	164
Customer satisfaction with Delta Airlines	r=0.77	15yrs	163
US Shoe Store Sales	r=0.77	15yrs	162
Economic output of Washington metro area	r=0.77	15yrs	162
US dairy skim solids used to produce dry milk products	r=0.84	15yrs	160
Biomass power generated in Madagascar	r=0.85	12yrs	157
The number of surgical technologists in Idaho	r=0.84	16yrs	143
Popularity of the first name Lucas	r=0.81	16yrs	137
Muenster cheese consumption	r=0.82	15yrs	136
GMO use in corn	r=0.75	17yrs	136
Chevron's stock price (CVX)	r=0.77	17yrs	134
The number of automotive service technicians and mechanics in North Carolina	r=0.84	16yrs	133
Popularity of the first name Noelle	r=0.81	16yrs	127
The number of preschool teachers in South Dakota	r=0.84	16yrs	123
US milk fat used to produce whey products (net)	r=0.84	15yrs	122
Popularity of the first name Khalid	r=0.81	16yrs	117
The number of dental hygienists in Texas	r=0.84	16yrs	113
US milk fat used to produce dry milk products	r=0.83	15yrs	110
Popularity of the first name Evelyn	r=0.8	16yrs	106
The number of bailiffs in Virginia	r=0.83	16yrs	103
US average dairy skim-solid content of yogurt, nonfrozen	r=0.82	15yrs	96
Popularity of the first name Harrison	r=0.8	16yrs	96
The number of civil engineers in North Dakota	r=0.83	16yrs	92
Popularity of the first name Gwendolyn	r=0.8	16yrs	86
US production of cheese (other than cottage cheese)	r=0.79	15yrs	84
The number of pharmacy technicians in South Dakota	r=0.83	16yrs	82
Popularity of the first name Royce	r=0.8	16yrs	76
US average dairy skim-solid content of yogurt, nonfrozen	r=0.81	15yrs	74
The number of massage therapists in Virginia	r=0.83	16yrs	72
Popularity of the first name Greyson	r=0.8	16yrs	66
Biomass power generated in India	r=0.85	15yrs	65
US milk fat used to produce cheese (excluding cottage cheese)	r=0.78	15yrs	63
The number of financial examiners in District of Columbia	r=0.82	16yrs	60
Popularity of the first name Aria	r=0.8	16yrs	56
Fossil fuel use in Lebanon	r=0.85	15yrs	55
US dairy skim solids used to produce cheese (other than cottage cheese)	r=0.79	15yrs	53
The number of preschool teachers in Illinois	r=0.82	16yrs	50
Popularity of the first name Louisa	r=0.8	16yrs	46
Biomass power generated in Ireland	r=0.84	15yrs	44
US production of whey products (net)	r=0.77	15yrs	42
The number of office clerks in Illinois	r=0.82	16yrs	40
Popularity of the first name Charlotte	r=0.79	16yrs	34
Electricity generation in Lebanon	r=0.84	15yrs	34
US production of sour cream	r=0.77	15yrs	32
Popularity of the first name Grayson	r=0.79	16yrs	24
Biomass power generated in Nicaragua	r=0.84	15yrs	24
US milk fat used to produce yogurt	r=0.77	15yrs	22
Popularity of the first name Clara	r=0.79	16yrs	14
Wind power generated in Tunisia	r=0.84	15yrs	14
US milk fat used to produce sour cream	r=0.77	15yrs	12
Popularity of the first name Cora	r=0.79	16yrs	4
US dairy skim solids used to produce whey products	r=0.78	15yrs	2
Gasoline pumped in China	r=0.85	15yrs	2
Popularity of the first name Raheem	r=0.79	16yrs	-6
US dairy skim solids used to produce yogurt, nonfrozen	r=0.78	15yrs	-8
Popularity of the first name Khadijah	r=0.79	16yrs	-16
Popularity of the first name Jensen	r=0.79	16yrs	-26

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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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