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Data source: AI analysis of xkcd comics
Additional Info: 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 charts correlates with...

VariableCorrelationYearsHas img?
Votes for Democratic Senators in Delawarer=0.926yrsYes!
The number of transportation security screeners in Iowar=0.8511yrsYes!
Air pollution in Stockton, Californiar=0.8116yrsYes!
The number of cartographers in Oklahomar=0.6816yrsYes!



xkcd comics published about charts also correlates with...

VariableCorrelationYearsSys. Score
Votes for Republican Senators in Georgiar=0.956yrs281
Votes for Democratic Senators in Georgiar=0.926yrs276
Votes for Democratic Senators in Georgiar=0.916yrs245
Votes for Republican Senators in Georgiar=0.96yrs234
Rain in Torontor=0.8415yrs194
Votes for Republican Senators in Delawarer=0.896yrs192
Total comments on OverSimplified YouTube videosr=0.837yrs154
Total length of OverSimplified YouTube videosr=0.837yrs154
Solar power generated in Turkiyer=0.838yrs150
Air pollution in Chico, Californiar=0.815yrs149
Solar power generated in Belarusr=0.818yrs147
Solar power generated in Guinea-Bissaur=0.818yrs147
Total likes of OverSimplified YouTube videosr=0.787yrs146
Grocery store spend in Illinoisr=0.7914yrs142
The number of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Californiar=0.7715yrs142
The number of construction laborers in Mississippir=0.7716yrs142
The average age of batters for the Arizona Diamondbacksr=0.7317yrs136
Associates degrees awarded in Architecturer=0.7111yrs135
US production of butterr=0.6615yrs130
US milk fat used to produce butterr=0.6615yrs130
US dairy skim solids used to produce butterr=0.6615yrs128
Air pollution in Clearlake, Californiar=0.7515yrs126
The number of movies Oscar Isaac appeared inr=0.5717yrs126
Google searches for 'how to cut own hair'r=0.617yrs124
Customer satisfaction with Coxr=0.6115yrs124
Google searches for 'adopt a dog'r=0.5917yrs123
Google searches for 'helicopter accident'r=0.5917yrs123
Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Winner Ager=0.5815yrs122
T/G ratio rank for Teams Coached by Bill Belichickr=0.616yrs120
VMware's stock price (VMW)r=0.6113yrs120
Customer satisfaction with AT&Tr=0.5815yrs120
North American digital comic sales volumer=0.613yrs119
The Winning Score of The Northern Trust Open Golf Championshipr=0.5416yrs118
Rogers Communications' stock price (RCI)r=0.5717yrs118
Age of Miss Earth Peagant winnerr=0.5316yrs116
Popularity of the first name Robbier=0.5716yrs116
Rain in Columbusr=0.6915yrs116
Total views on LockPickingLawyer YouTube videosr=0.769yrs115
Grocery store spend in Oklahomar=0.7114yrs115
Renewable energy production in Saint Vincent/Grenadinesr=0.7115yrs109
Total likes of LockPickingLawyer YouTube videosr=0.769yrs105
Hydopower energy generated in Saint Vincent/Grenadinesr=0.7115yrs99
Butter consumptionr=0.5815yrs96
Total comments on LockPickingLawyer YouTube videosr=0.769yrs95
Air pollution in Yuba City, Californiar=0.7415yrs95
Google searches for 'n95 mask'r=0.5917yrs93
The number of set and exhibit designers in Alabamar=0.7613yrs93
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Cubar=0.7315yrs89
Average number of comments on Casually Explained YouTube videosr=0.769yrs85
Air pollution in Klamath Falls, Oregonr=0.7216yrs83
Google searches for 'where to buy toilet paper'r=0.5817yrs82
The number of firefighters in Mississippir=0.7513yrs82
Hispanic cheese consumptionr=0.5315yrs78
Biomass power generated in Kazakhstanr=0.729yrs74
Average number of comments on Tom Scott's YouTube videosr=0.715yrs72
Air pollution in Clearlake, Californiar=0.7215yrs72
The number of database administrators in Tennesseer=0.7414yrs71
Solar power generated in Seychellesr=0.728yrs64
The number of medical equipment repairers in Louisianar=0.7216yrs60
Air pollution in Red Bluff, Californiar=0.715yrs59
Total views on Technology Connections YouTube videosr=0.719yrs58
Solar power generated in Ukrainer=0.712yrs54
Total likes of Technology Connections YouTube videosr=0.719yrs48
The number of registered nurses in Alaskar=0.7214yrs48
Air pollution in Santa Cruz, Californiar=0.714yrs48
Hydopower energy generated in Fijir=0.6615yrs42
The number of podiatrists in Illinoisr=0.7116yrs38
How geeky Computerphile YouTube video titles arer=0.6911yrs36
Air pollution in Gaffney, South Carolinar=0.7110yrs36
Biomass power generated in Laosr=0.79yrs32
The number of concierges in Ohior=0.7116yrs28
How cool Computerphile YouTube video titles arer=0.6811yrs25
Hydopower energy generated in Nicaraguar=0.6415yrs18
The number of butchers in Texasr=0.7116yrs18
Average length of Simone Giertz's YouTube videosr=0.6810yrs14
Solar power generated in Omanr=0.689yrs8
The number of food scientists and technologists in Virginiar=0.7116yrs8
Average length of 3Blue1Brown YouTube videosr=0.699yrs4
Electricity generation in Comorosr=0.6315yrs-3
The number of economists in New Jerseyr=0.716yrs-3
Average length of AsapSCIENCE YouTube videosr=0.6612yrs-7
Electricity generation in Ghanar=0.6315yrs-13
The number of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Virginiar=0.716yrs-13
Average length of Casually Explained YouTube videosr=0.689yrs-17
Solar power generated in Iraqr=0.679yrs-23
The number of real estate agents in Connecticutr=0.6816yrs-24
Average length of MinuteEarth YouTube videosr=0.6611yrs-28
Renewable energy production in Bangladeshr=0.6215yrs-34
The number of consultants in New Mexicor=0.6916yrs-34
The average number of likes on OverSimplified YouTube videosr=0.757yrs-38
Biomass power generated in Ukrainer=0.6413yrs-44
Total length of 3Blue1Brown YouTube videosr=0.679yrs-48
The number of compliance officers in Hawaiir=0.7113yrs-54
Solar power generated in Saudi Arabiar=0.6510yrs-55
Average length of Deep Look YouTube videosr=0.6610yrs-59
The number of atmospheric and space scientists in South Carolinar=0.714yrs-65
Wind power generated in Dominican Republicr=0.6213yrs-66


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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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