Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about wonder

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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 wonder correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Air pollution in Oxford, North Carolina	r=0.95	6yrs	No
Number of pirate attacks in Indonesia	r=0.64	15yrs	Yes!
Academy Award Best Supporting Actor Winner's Age	r=0.5	16yrs	Yes!

xkcd comics published about wonder also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Final Match Score Difference in the Volkswagen Challenger Set	r=0.91	6yrs	294
Air pollution in Ashtabula, Ohio	r=0.92	6yrs	278
The number of movies Sean Astin appeared in	r=0.76	17yrs	170
Boston Celtics' NBA season loss count	r=0.79	16yrs	166
Season rating of "Two and a Half Men"	r=0.83	9yrs	151
How clickbait-y 3Blue1Brown YouTube video titles are	r=0.79	9yrs	150
Associates degrees awarded in Security science and technology	r=0.79	11yrs	147
The number of fine artists in North Carolina	r=0.8	16yrs	147
The number of motorboat mechanics in Iowa	r=0.81	13yrs	146
The number of movies Jordana Brewster appeared in	r=0.69	17yrs	144
US average dairy skim-solid content of canned milk evaporated and condensed milk	r=0.76	15yrs	142
Number of times 7 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.72	14yrs	141
The number of power distributors and dispatchers in Kansas	r=0.76	16yrs	141
Automotive recalls issued by Mack Trucks	r=0.69	16yrs	140
Wind power generated in Vanuatu	r=0.74	12yrs	140
Kerosene used in Mexico	r=0.75	13yrs	140
Patents granted to Canon	r=0.74	12yrs	139
Mega millions lottery numbers	r=0.68	16yrs	137
U.S. hotel industry occupancy rate	r=0.75	8yrs	134
Automotive recalls issued by Volvo Trucks North America	r=0.65	16yrs	134
Customer satisfaction with Twitter	r=0.71	10yrs	134
Petroluem consumption in Congo-Kinshasa	r=0.69	15yrs	133
How clickbait-y Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.66	12yrs	133
Master's degrees awarded in Communications technologies	r=0.69	10yrs	132
Popularity of the first name Chandler	r=0.68	16yrs	132
Air pollution in Kingston, New York	r=0.85	6yrs	132
Popularity of the first name Bruce	r=0.67	16yrs	131
Popularity of the first name Dimitri	r=0.67	16yrs	131
US hotel industry's revenue per available room	r=0.72	8yrs	129
Number of times 1 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.64	14yrs	129
Number of times 5 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.64	14yrs	129
Mega millions lottery numbers	r=0.63	16yrs	128
How provocative Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.62	12yrs	127
Total Number of Gareth Bale's Club Football Matches	r=0.63	16yrs	126
Highest sale price for a single-family home in Connecticut	r=0.6	15yrs	126
Google searches for 'where do birds go when it rains'	r=0.57	17yrs	126
Patents granted to Kia	r=0.66	11yrs	126
UFO sightings in Georgia	r=0.71	15yrs	125
Master's degrees awarded in Philosophy and religious studies	r=0.64	10yrs	125
Automotive recalls issued by General Motors	r=0.58	16yrs	124
Google searches for 'teenage mutant ninja turtles'	r=0.6	17yrs	124
Conoco Phillips' stock price (COP)	r=0.59	17yrs	122
Coterra Energy's stock price (CTRA)	r=0.59	17yrs	122
Google searches for 'im not even mad'	r=0.57	17yrs	120
UFO sightings in Alabama	r=0.67	15yrs	119
Amount spent on Pet Gifts on Valentine's Day in the US	r=0.65	9yrs	118
Number of times 3 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.57	14yrs	118
The Williams Companies' stock price (WMB)	r=0.57	17yrs	118
The number of hazardous materials removal workers in Minnesota	r=0.76	16yrs	111
The number of movies Julianne Moore appeared in	r=0.66	17yrs	110
Jet fuel used in Congo-Kinshasa	r=0.68	15yrs	102
The number of sailors and marine oilers in Ohio	r=0.76	16yrs	101
Air pollution in Raleigh, North Carolina	r=0.84	6yrs	101
Popularity of the first name Bria	r=0.66	16yrs	100
The number of movies Kit Harington appeared in	r=0.69	12yrs	99
Super Bowl point difference	r=0.6	16yrs	92
Air pollution in Clarksville, Tennessee	r=0.84	6yrs	91
Hydopower energy generated in Faroe Islands	r=0.65	15yrs	90
Popularity of the first name Skye	r=0.65	16yrs	88
The number of movies Nicole Kidman appeared in	r=0.63	17yrs	85
Fossil fuel use in Suriname	r=0.65	15yrs	80
FA Cup final goal difference	r=0.59	15yrs	80
Popularity of the first name Cali	r=0.65	16yrs	78
The number of forest and conservation workers in Massachusetts	r=0.77	14yrs	76
Air quality in Las Cruces, New Mexico	r=0.71	17yrs	72
Hydopower energy generated in Uruguay	r=0.64	15yrs	68
Viewership of "The Big Bang Theory"	r=0.62	12yrs	66
Popularity of the first name Ariana	r=0.64	16yrs	66
The number of tire repairers and changers in Washington	r=0.74	16yrs	63
Air pollution in Ann Arbor	r=0.68	17yrs	61
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Zambia	r=0.66	15yrs	58
The number of movies Alicia Vikander appeared in	r=0.58	16yrs	56
Popularity of the first name Elsa	r=0.63	16yrs	55
The number of biological technicians in Missouri	r=0.75	14yrs	52
Popularity of the first name Cecily	r=0.63	16yrs	45
The number of movies Reese Witherspoon appeared in	r=0.56	17yrs	45
Biomass power generated in Iran	r=0.62	13yrs	44
The number of funeral attendants in Washington	r=0.71	16yrs	38
Popularity of the first name Mohammed	r=0.62	16yrs	34
Wind power generated in New Caledonia	r=0.61	15yrs	34
The number of movies Saoirse Ronan appeared in	r=0.53	17yrs	30
Popularity of the first name Blaise	r=0.62	16yrs	24
Gasoline pumped in Albania	r=0.63	15yrs	24
Average viewer count per season of "How I Met Your Mother"	r=0.68	8yrs	19
Popularity of the first name Marjorie	r=0.62	16yrs	14
Gasoline pumped in Congo-Kinshasa	r=0.63	15yrs	14
Popularity of the first name Adilene	r=0.61	16yrs	2
Nuclear power generation in Canada	r=0.59	15yrs	1
Popularity of the first name Kennedy	r=0.6	16yrs	-10
Wind power generated in Aruba	r=0.6	13yrs	-10
Popularity of the first name Alessandra	r=0.6	16yrs	-20
Wind power generated in Puerto Rico	r=0.59	12yrs	-22
Popularity of the first name Lana	r=0.6	16yrs	-30
Kerosene used in Canada	r=0.58	16yrs	-32
Popularity of the first name Jamison	r=0.59	16yrs	-41
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Netherlands	r=0.58	16yrs	-42
Popularity of the first name Coral	r=0.59	16yrs	-51
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Portugal	r=0.58	16yrs	-52
Popularity of the first name Ariel	r=0.58	16yrs	-62

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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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