Top variables that correlate with Air pollution in Pittsburgh

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Air pollution in Pittsburgh correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
xkcd comics published about romance	r=0.88	17yrs	Yes!
Career regular season goals scored by Sidney Crosby	r=0.83	21yrs	Yes!
US birth rates of triplets or more	r=0.83	20yrs	Yes!

Air pollution in Pittsburgh also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Thanksgiving	r=0.93	16yrs	396
AIG's stock price (AIG)	r=0.87	22yrs	358
Citigroup's stock price (C)	r=0.86	22yrs	357
Lloyds Banking Group's stock price (LYG)	r=0.86	22yrs	357
Google searches for 'snoop dog'	r=0.89	20yrs	341
Physical album shipment volume in the United States	r=0.87	24yrs	340
The number of telemarketers in Pennsylvania	r=0.88	20yrs	340
The number of postal service machine operators in Pennsylvania	r=0.89	20yrs	340
Google searches for 'learn spanish'	r=0.87	20yrs	338
The number of prepress technicians and workers in Pennsylvania	r=0.88	20yrs	338
GMO use in cotton	r=0.89	23yrs	326
The number of compensation and benefits managers in Pennsylvania	r=0.88	19yrs	307
The number of musicians in Pennsylvania	r=0.87	20yrs	296
The number of typists in Pennsylvania	r=0.87	20yrs	286
The number of cutters and trimmers, hand in Pennsylvania	r=0.87	20yrs	276
Hydopower energy generated in Denmark	r=0.77	42yrs	240
Nuclear power generation in Germany	r=0.78	31yrs	230
Fossil fuel use in Slovakia	r=0.79	29yrs	230
US milk fat used to produce fluid beverage milk	r=0.84	22yrs	229
US Employment Rate	r=0.76	33yrs	228
U.S. intercountry adoptions	r=0.82	23yrs	227
Google searches for 'oprah winfrey'	r=0.83	20yrs	227
Ice cream consumption	r=0.8	32yrs	220
Popularity of the first name Leslie	r=0.75	43yrs	215
Orange's stock price (ORAN)	r=0.81	22yrs	214
Popularity of the first name Lesley	r=0.74	43yrs	214
Sherbet consumption	r=0.74	32yrs	212
Popularity of the first name Aja	r=0.73	43yrs	212
US household spending on prescription drugs	r=0.83	23yrs	208
Petroluem consumption in Serbia	r=0.85	16yrs	208
US household spending on floor coverings	r=0.81	23yrs	206
The distance between Neptune and the Sun	r=0.65	44yrs	204
The distance between Neptune and Earth	r=0.65	44yrs	204
The distance between Neptune and the moon	r=0.65	44yrs	204
Petroluem consumption in Italy	r=0.72	43yrs	200
Google searches for 'report UFO sighting'	r=0.79	20yrs	197
Cigarette Smoking Rate for US adults	r=0.79	21yrs	190
Kerosene used in United States	r=0.72	43yrs	190
NASA's budget as a percentage of the total US Federal Budget	r=0.58	44yrs	188
Popularity of the first name Brant	r=0.73	43yrs	182
Petroluem consumption in Denmark	r=0.71	43yrs	179
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of fluid beverage milk	r=0.84	22yrs	176
Popularity of the first name Rolando	r=0.72	43yrs	170
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Greenland	r=0.85	22yrs	169
The distance between Neptune and Mercury	r=0.61	44yrs	168
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of frozen dairy products	r=0.84	22yrs	166
Barclays' stock price (BCS)	r=0.75	22yrs	166
Google searches for 'black holes'	r=0.81	20yrs	164
Kerosene used in Central African Republic	r=0.76	35yrs	158
Popularity of the first name Mario	r=0.7	43yrs	158
The number of legislators in Pennsylvania	r=0.83	20yrs	157
US average milk-fat content of cottage cheese	r=0.83	22yrs	154
Google searches for 'harry potter'	r=0.81	20yrs	154
Popularity of the first name Tommy	r=0.7	43yrs	148
Jet fuel used in Saint Vincent/Grenadines	r=0.83	24yrs	148
The number of file clerks in Pennsylvania	r=0.84	20yrs	147
US average milk-fat content of frozen dairy products	r=0.82	22yrs	143
Google searches for 'shook'	r=0.78	20yrs	140
Popularity of the first name Arlene	r=0.7	43yrs	138
The number of brickmasons in Pennsylvania	r=0.84	20yrs	137
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of cottage cheese	r=0.8	22yrs	130
Google searches for 'Panama Canal'	r=0.78	20yrs	130
The number of sewing machine operators in Pennsylvania	r=0.84	20yrs	127
Popularity of the first name Maria	r=0.69	43yrs	126
Fossil fuel use in Hungary	r=0.68	42yrs	126
US average milk-fat content of milk fat and skim solids byproduct fluid beverage milk	r=0.8	22yrs	120
Popularity of the first name Diana	r=0.69	43yrs	116
The number of counter and rental clerks in Pennsylvania	r=0.83	20yrs	116
Kerosene used in El Salvador	r=0.7	42yrs	116
Popularity of the first name Jenifer	r=0.69	43yrs	106
The number of couriers and messengers in Pennsylvania	r=0.83	20yrs	106
Kerosene used globally	r=0.69	42yrs	105
Average milk produced per cow in the US	r=-0.64	43yrs	101
Popularity of the first name Lourdes	r=0.69	43yrs	96
The number of tool and die makers in Pennsylvania	r=0.83	20yrs	96
Gasoline pumped in Croatia	r=0.77	30yrs	95
US production of cottage cheese	r=0.78	22yrs	90
Popularity of the first name Sommer	r=0.69	43yrs	86
Kerosene used in Peru	r=0.69	42yrs	85
US dairy skim solids used to produce cottage cheese	r=0.78	22yrs	78
Popularity of the first name Karen	r=0.68	43yrs	74
Kerosene used in Greece	r=0.68	42yrs	74
Popularity of the first name Cindy	r=0.68	43yrs	64
Gasoline pumped in Norway	r=0.68	43yrs	64
Popularity of the first name Ramon	r=0.68	43yrs	54
The number of psychiatric aides in Pennsylvania	r=0.82	20yrs	54
Gasoline pumped in Slovenia	r=0.76	31yrs	54
Popularity of the first name Kenny	r=0.68	43yrs	44
Kerosene used in Norway	r=0.67	43yrs	43
The number of postmasters in Pennsylvania	r=0.81	20yrs	42
Popularity of the first name Johnna	r=0.68	43yrs	34
The number of postal service mail carriers in Pennsylvania	r=0.81	20yrs	32
Petroluem consumption in Sweden	r=0.66	43yrs	32
Popularity of the first name Nautica	r=0.76	31yrs	24
The number of geography teachers in Pennsylvania	r=0.8	20yrs	21
Popularity of the first name Bryan	r=0.67	43yrs	13
The number of cooks, short order in Pennsylvania	r=0.8	20yrs	11
The number of janitors and cleaners in Pennsylvania	r=0.8	20yrs	1

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