Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about sarcasm

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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 sarcasm correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
GMO use in corn grown in South Dakota	r=0.89	17yrs	No
BP's stock price (BP)	r=0.86	17yrs	Yes!
The number of university biological science teachers in Alabama	r=0.74	14yrs	Yes!

xkcd comics published about sarcasm also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Popularity of the first name Maura	r=0.9	16yrs	366
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Deloitte	r=0.87	17yrs	338
Popularity of the first name Quinton	r=0.89	16yrs	334
Popularity of the first name Christy	r=0.89	16yrs	334
Arson in Louisiana	r=0.9	16yrs	324
The number of proofreaders in Michigan	r=0.89	16yrs	316
The number of probation officers in New Mexico	r=0.88	16yrs	316
Popularity of the first name Amie	r=0.88	16yrs	302
Petroluem consumption in Netherlands	r=0.85	16yrs	298
US Motorcycle Manufacturing Industry Revenue	r=0.91	6yrs	290
Arson in Arizona	r=0.86	16yrs	288
Robberies in Arizona	r=0.86	16yrs	288
GMO use in corn grown in North Dakota	r=0.85	17yrs	286
GMO use in cotton in Mississippi	r=0.87	16yrs	286
The number of proofreaders in Iowa	r=0.88	15yrs	283
Air pollution in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	r=0.92	6yrs	278
Popularity of the first name Shana	r=0.87	16yrs	261
Andy Roddick's ATP tournament wins	r=0.9	6yrs	259
Robberies in Tennessee	r=0.85	16yrs	257
The number of typists in Alabama	r=0.87	16yrs	252
Popularity of the first name Suzanna	r=0.87	16yrs	251
The number of budget analysts in Hawaii	r=0.87	16yrs	242
Popularity of the first name Dionte	r=0.87	16yrs	241
The number of social and human service assistants in Minnesota	r=0.87	16yrs	232
Popularity of the first name Alisha	r=0.86	16yrs	230
The number of recreational therapists in Connecticut	r=0.86	16yrs	221
Popularity of the first name Antoine	r=0.86	16yrs	220
The number of postal service clerks in Hawaii	r=0.86	16yrs	211
Popularity of the first name Sydni	r=0.86	16yrs	210
The number of brickmasons in Maryland	r=0.86	16yrs	201
Popularity of the first name Kristofer	r=0.86	16yrs	200
Google searches for 'shook'	r=0.83	17yrs	194
Telefónica's stock price (TEF)	r=0.84	17yrs	194
The distance between Neptune and the Sun	r=0.83	17yrs	194
Fossil fuel use in Spain	r=0.84	15yrs	194
Banco Santander's stock price (SAN)	r=0.83	17yrs	192
The distance between Neptune and Earth	r=0.82	17yrs	192
The distance between Neptune and the moon	r=0.82	17yrs	192
US household spending on postage and stationery	r=0.83	16yrs	192
Kerosene used in Japan	r=0.84	16yrs	192
The number of coil winders, tapers, and finishers in Pennsylvania	r=0.86	16yrs	191
Google searches for 'desktop background'	r=0.81	17yrs	191
Popularity of the first name Siera	r=0.86	16yrs	190
US household spending on mortgage interest and charges	r=0.82	16yrs	190
Popularity of the first name Lashawn	r=0.86	16yrs	180
The number of postmasters in California	r=0.85	16yrs	180
Air pollution in Boston	r=0.84	17yrs	180
Air pollution in New York City	r=0.83	17yrs	178
How good Vihart's YouTube video titles are	r=0.81	15yrs	174
Remaining Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon	r=0.8	16yrs	173
The average age of batters for the Baltimore Orioles	r=0.84	17yrs	172
Popularity of the first name Consuelo	r=0.86	16yrs	170
The number of tool and die makers in Florida	r=0.85	16yrs	170
Google searches for 'learn spanish'	r=0.8	17yrs	170
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Nikola Tesla	r=0.79	16yrs	170
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Morgan Stanley	r=0.78	17yrs	170
US birth rates of triplets or more	r=0.77	15yrs	169
Milk consumption	r=0.76	15yrs	169
How cool Vihart's YouTube video titles are	r=0.78	15yrs	169
U.S. intercountry adoptions	r=0.81	15yrs	168
Eni S.p.A.'s stock price (E)	r=0.82	17yrs	161
The number of switchboard operators in Ohio	r=0.85	16yrs	160
Arson in United States	r=0.84	16yrs	160
Popularity of the first name Theresa	r=0.85	16yrs	158
The number of chemical engineers in South Carolina	r=0.85	16yrs	150
Popularity of the first name Yolanda	r=0.85	16yrs	148
Robberies in the US	r=0.82	16yrs	148
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's stock price (BBVA)	r=0.8	17yrs	148
GMO use in corn grown in Kansas	r=0.83	17yrs	148
Air pollution in Pittsburgh	r=0.83	17yrs	148
The number of brickmasons in Puerto Rico	r=0.85	16yrs	140
The distance between Neptune and Saturn	r=0.8	17yrs	140
Fossil fuel use in Greece	r=0.82	15yrs	140
Popularity of the first name Aja	r=0.85	16yrs	138
GMO use in corn grown in Nebraska	r=0.83	17yrs	138
Air pollution in Oxnard, California	r=0.82	17yrs	134
Petroluem consumption in Puerto Rico	r=0.83	15yrs	129
Popularity of the first name Aric	r=0.85	16yrs	128
GMO use in corn grown in Texas	r=0.81	17yrs	126
Arson in Maryland	r=0.85	16yrs	122
Baker Hughes Company's stock price (BKR)	r=0.8	17yrs	118
GMO use in corn	r=0.81	17yrs	116
Robberies in South Carolina	r=0.85	16yrs	112
GMO use in cotton	r=0.81	16yrs	102
Arson in New Jersey	r=0.84	16yrs	100
Arson in Connecticut	r=0.84	16yrs	90
Motor vehicle thefts in Georgia	r=0.84	16yrs	80
Robberies in Illinois	r=0.84	16yrs	70
Arson in Georgia	r=0.83	16yrs	59
Robberies in North Carolina	r=0.83	16yrs	49
Robberies in Oklahoma	r=0.82	16yrs	38
The number of graphic designers in Connecticut	r=0.84	16yrs	24
Burglary rates in the US	r=0.77	16yrs	20
The number of computer programmers in Delaware	r=0.84	16yrs	14
Popularity of the first name Jermaine	r=0.85	16yrs	13
The number of postmasters in Florida	r=0.85	16yrs	4
Popularity of the first name Ernest	r=0.85	16yrs	3
The number of prepress technicians and workers in Iowa	r=0.85	16yrs	-6
The number of travel agents in Minnesota	r=0.85	16yrs	-16

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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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