Top variables that correlate with Air pollution in Houston

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Air pollution in Houston correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Viewership count for Days of Our Lives	r=0.88	42yrs	Yes!
Google searches for 'E.T. phone home'	r=0.86	20yrs	No
UFO sightings in Texas	r=-0.73	42yrs	No

Air pollution in Houston also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Kerosene used in United States	r=0.93	43yrs	397
Kerosene used globally	r=0.91	42yrs	393
Physical album shipment volume in the United States	r=0.95	24yrs	382
The distance between Neptune and the Sun	r=0.92	44yrs	380
The distance between Neptune and Earth	r=0.92	44yrs	380
The distance between Neptune and the moon	r=0.92	44yrs	380
Popularity of the first name Marc	r=0.93	43yrs	377
The number of university biological science teachers in Texas	r=0.94	20yrs	377
Popularity of the first name Tommy	r=0.92	43yrs	376
Popularity of the first name Dianna	r=0.92	43yrs	376
Google searches for 'learn spanish'	r=0.91	20yrs	374
Google searches for 'snoop dog'	r=0.91	20yrs	374
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Greenland	r=0.91	22yrs	373
Google searches for 'cia hotline'	r=0.89	20yrs	364
Arson in United States	r=0.86	38yrs	360
Remaining Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon	r=0.86	36yrs	357
US average milk-fat content of frozen dairy products	r=0.92	22yrs	353
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of fluid beverage milk	r=0.91	22yrs	352
The distance between Neptune and Mercury	r=0.91	44yrs	348
Google searches for 'report UFO sighting'	r=0.87	20yrs	344
Popularity of the first name John	r=0.91	43yrs	344
US milk fat used to produce fluid beverage milk	r=0.89	22yrs	342
Popularity of the 'all your base' meme	r=0.86	18yrs	340
The number of proofreaders in Texas	r=0.89	19yrs	338
The number of postal service machine operators in Texas	r=0.86	20yrs	335
Total annual sales of Ford Motors in the United States	r=0.85	23yrs	334
Popularity of the first name Mary	r=0.91	43yrs	334
Kerosene used in Peru	r=0.9	42yrs	332
Google searches for 'attacked by a squirrel'	r=0.87	20yrs	331
US household spending on floor coverings	r=0.9	23yrs	324
US household spending on books	r=0.9	23yrs	324
Popularity of the first name Erin	r=0.91	43yrs	324
US household spending on clothing	r=0.89	23yrs	322
US household spending on clothin for women	r=0.89	23yrs	322
Gasoline pumped in France	r=0.89	43yrs	321
US household spending on beef	r=0.87	23yrs	320
US household spending on clothing for men	r=0.86	23yrs	318
Popularity of the first name Steve	r=0.91	43yrs	314
Kerosene used in El Salvador	r=0.88	42yrs	308
US milk fat used to produce cottage cheese	r=0.85	22yrs	306
Popularity of the first name Jenifer	r=0.91	43yrs	304
Google searches for 'black holes'	r=0.9	20yrs	302
Gasoline pumped in Bulgaria	r=0.86	42yrs	296
Popularity of the first name Darin	r=0.91	43yrs	294
Petroluem consumption in Denmark	r=0.85	43yrs	285
Popularity of the first name Matthew	r=0.9	43yrs	282
Google searches for 'matt parker'	r=0.86	20yrs	276
Popularity of the first name Joseph	r=0.9	43yrs	272
Fossil fuel use in Slovakia	r=0.89	29yrs	270
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of frozen dairy products	r=0.89	22yrs	268
Popularity of the first name Veronica	r=0.9	43yrs	262
Petroluem consumption in Germany	r=0.86	32yrs	256
Arson in Texas	r=0.85	38yrs	254
Violent crime rates	r=0.72	38yrs	254
Popularity of the first name Jimmy	r=0.9	43yrs	252
US average milk-fat content of cottage cheese	r=0.85	22yrs	252
Gasoline pumped in Germany	r=0.86	32yrs	246
Citigroup's stock price (C)	r=0.82	22yrs	246
AIG's stock price (AIG)	r=0.82	22yrs	246
The marriage rate in Texas	r=0.81	23yrs	246
NASA's budget as a percentage of the total US Federal Budget	r=0.75	44yrs	244
Popularity of the first name Meredith	r=0.9	43yrs	242
Carjackings in the US	r=0.84	27yrs	242
The wind speed in Austin	r=0.8	39yrs	242
US birth rates of triplets or more	r=0.85	20yrs	236
US Employment Rate	r=0.81	33yrs	236
Disney movies released	r=0.82	23yrs	234
Popularity of the first name Rene	r=0.9	43yrs	232
Popularity of the first name Charity	r=0.9	43yrs	222
U.S. intercountry adoptions	r=0.79	23yrs	222
Burglary rates in the US	r=0.81	38yrs	218
Popularity of the first name Dayna	r=0.9	43yrs	212
Average number of milk cows in the United States	r=0.7	43yrs	212
Motor vehicle thefts	r=0.8	38yrs	206
Popularity of the first name Deana	r=0.9	43yrs	202
The number of typists in Texas	r=0.84	20yrs	197
Burglaries in Texas	r=0.78	38yrs	194
Popularity of the first name Bryon	r=0.9	43yrs	192
The number of telephone operators in Texas	r=0.84	19yrs	186
The number of compensation and benefits managers in Texas	r=0.84	19yrs	176
Motor vehicle thefts in Texas	r=0.74	38yrs	168
Motor vehicle thefts in Texas	r=0.74	38yrs	158
Ice cream consumption	r=0.85	32yrs	158
Google searches for 'oprah winfrey'	r=0.84	20yrs	158
Popularity of the first name Sarah	r=0.9	43yrs	152
Motor vehicle thefts in Texas	r=0.74	38yrs	148
Google searches for 'Panama Canal'	r=0.82	20yrs	146
Milk consumption	r=0.82	32yrs	145
Kerosene used in Thailand	r=0.84	42yrs	138
Robberies in the US	r=0.74	38yrs	138
US production of cottage cheese	r=0.8	22yrs	133
Hydopower energy generated in Denmark	r=0.81	42yrs	126
Jet fuel used in American Samoa	r=0.83	42yrs	116
Gasoline pumped in Austria	r=0.82	43yrs	106
Kerosene used in Brazil	r=0.83	42yrs	96
Kerosene used in China	r=0.83	42yrs	86
Kerosene used in Norway	r=0.82	43yrs	76
Kerosene used in Hong Kong	r=0.82	42yrs	64
Gasoline pumped in Albania	r=0.81	42yrs	53

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