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A linear line chart with years as the X-axis and two variables on the Y-axis. The first variable is Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and the second variable is Global plane crashes.  The chart goes from 1975 to 2022, and the two variables track closely in value over that time. Small Image
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AI explanation

As the F1 champion's point margin widens, it creates a wave of overconfidence in fast driving skills. This overconfidence extends to pilots, leading to riskier maneuvers and a higher likelihood of plane crashes. Remember, it's not just about the cars taking off on the racetrack, but also about the cars staying safely grounded in the sky!

Model: dalle-3
Prompt: Generate an image of a futuristic Formula One champion standing on a podium, triumphantly holding a glowing, holographic trophy. The champion is surrounded by sleek, high-tech racing cars and a dynamic, cheering crowd of spectators. In the background, a modern, streamlined airplane can be seen in a dramatic nosedive, with billowing smoke and emergency lights flashing. This juxtaposition captures the intense competition in racing and the consequences of high-speed pursuits extending into aviation safety, all set against a futuristic backdrop. The depiction should include only scenes, people, and objects, it should not include text or speech bubbles.
This image generation prompt was also generated by AI, using the following sequence:

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You select one of a few potential scene descriptors that seems to go along with the variables described. You respond only with the scene descriptions provided and say nothing else.
User prompt: Here are two variables: Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Given these, which of the following image style descriptions seems most appropriate? Pick the one that seems to be related to one of the variables at hand. Please respond with only one of the following potential descriptions: An image that looks like it is a scene from A Disney Movie Scalar art Futuristic Sci-fi fantacy Parallax art
ChatGPT: Futuristic

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You describe simple visual scenes that depict the two variables stated. You combine both variables into one scene.
User prompt: Please describe a visual scene that prominently depicts both Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes, in the following situation: The increase led to a surge in fast-paced, high-stakes competitions, putting the pedal to the metal for pilots worldwide. This 'driving' force created a 'tailspin' in aviation safety, as pilots tried to 'race' through their flights, leading to a 'crash course' in disaster. The 'lap' of luxury for the Formula One champion became a 'tailwind' for chaos in the skies, leaving everyone 'winging it' when it came to preventing mid-air 'collisions.'. Keep the description simple.
ChatGPT: A Formula One champion holds a trophy, surrounded by racing cars and a cheering crowd. Nearby, a plane is shown in a nosedive, with smoke billowing out. The scene conveys the intense competition in racing and the consequences of the fast-paced mindset seeping into aviation safety.

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You write and improve image generation prompts for DALLE-3. You maintain the same subjects, but enhance the visuals.
User prompt: Please respond with an image generation prompt that would be likely to create an interesting visual using DALLE-3, using the following style: [ Futuristic ] and depicting this scene: A Formula One champion holds a trophy, surrounded by racing cars and a cheering crowd. Nearby, a plane is shown in a nosedive, with smoke billowing out. The scene conveys the intense competition in racing and the consequences of the fast-paced mindset seeping into aviation safety. Keep the visual depiction simple. Do not include any words or speech bubbles.
ChatGPT: Generate an image of a futuristic Formula One champion standing on a podium, triumphantly holding a glowing, holographic trophy. The champion is surrounded by sleek, high-tech racing cars and a dynamic, cheering crowd of spectators. In the background, a modern, streamlined airplane can be seen in a dramatic nosedive, with billowing smoke and emergency lights flashing. This juxtaposition captures the intense competition in racing and the consequences of high-speed pursuits extending into aviation safety, all set against a futuristic backdrop.

*Variations in the User Prompts from chart to chart are just the result of random number generation in Python. I wrote a few arrays of various styles and methods to ask questions to change up the results. Every time this site writes an explanation or generates an image, the script picks from each at random.

I sequence the requests into multiple prompts because I find GPT 3.5 to perform much better with short, well-managed contexts. Thus, I track the context directly in Python and only ask ChatGPT targeted questions.

Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 (fine-tuned)
System prompt: You provide humorous responses in the form of plausible sounding explanations for correlations. You assume the correlation is causative for the purpose of the explanation even if it is ridiculous. You do not chat with the user, you only reply with the causal connection explanation and nothing else.
User prompt: Please make up a funny explanation for how an increase in Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin caused Global plane crashes to increase.

AI academic paper

(Because p < 0.01)
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

Journal of Risky Behavior Research

Jan 2024

Reminder: This paper is AI-generated. Not real!
Quick note: This sequence is long and repetitive. That's how the prompt engineering works for this one. I manage the output in Python to format it into this PDF.




Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You write titles and abstracts of goofy academic research papers.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, and add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please draft the title and abstract of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Include a pun in the title.

Your research team used data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo to assess this nagging question. You found a correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 for 1975 to 2022.

Please respond in this format (replace "Lorem ipsum dolor sit" with your title and abstract)

[[TITLE]]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit

[[ABSTRACT]]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit



ChatGPT:
[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You draft the introduction section of an academic research paper.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the introduction section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[INTRODUCTION]]



ChatGPT:
[[INTRODUCTION]]

As the old adage goes, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." In the curious intersection of Formula One racing and global plane crashes, one might be inclined to ask, "Where there's screeching tires, are there plummeting altitudes?" The correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the frequency of plane crashes is as unexpected as finding a Formula One car in the economy class parking lot.

While the adrenaline-pumping world of Formula One racing seems galaxies away from the stratosphere in which commercial aircraft soar, our research has uncovered a statistically significant linkage between these two disparate domains. It is as if the roar of engines on the racetrack translates into turbulence in the skies above. One might even speculate that the aerodynamics of a winning Formula One car can influence the aerodynamics of a commercial airliner, but we digress.

The allure of high-speed Formula One racing and the somber reality of global plane crashes seem to coalesce in a statistical waltz, leading to the inevitable question of causation versus mere coincidence. Are the cheers of victory fueling the woes of aviation, or is this correlation just an elaborate game of statistical chance? With this unusual research endeavor, we aim to dissect, debug, and potentially debunk this unlikely connection.

In the pages that follow, our study delves into the annals of Formula One history and the chronicles of aviation mishaps to unearth this captivating correlation. So, buckle up and prepare for a scholarly ride that promises to be anything but a crash landing.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You draft a literature review section of an academic research paper, that starts out dry for the first few sentences but then becomes hilarious and goofy.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up a literature review section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Speak in the present tense for this section (the authors find...), as is common in academic research paper literature reviews. Name the sources in a format similar to this: In "Book," the authors find lorem and ipsum.

Make up the lorem and ipsum part, but make it sound related to the topic at hand.

Start by naming serious-sounding studies by authors like Smith, Doe, and Jones - but then quickly devolve. Name some real non-fiction books that would be related to the topic. Then name some real fiction books that sound like they could be related. Then name a couple popular internet memes that are related to one of the topics.

Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.

-------

And here is the introduction section that led to this literature review:
[[INTRODUCTION]]
As the old adage goes, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." In the curious intersection of Formula One racing and global plane crashes, one might be inclined to ask, "Where there's screeching tires, are there plummeting altitudes?" The correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the frequency of plane crashes is as unexpected as finding a Formula One car in the economy class parking lot.
While the adrenaline-pumping world of Formula One racing seems galaxies away from the stratosphere in which commercial aircraft soar, our research has uncovered a statistically significant linkage between these two disparate domains. It is as if the roar of engines on the racetrack translates into turbulence in the skies above. One might even speculate that the aerodynamics of a winning Formula One car can influence the aerodynamics of a commercial airliner, but we digress.
The allure of high-speed Formula One racing and the somber reality of global plane crashes seem to coalesce in a statistical waltz, leading to the inevitable question of causation versus mere coincidence. Are the cheers of victory fueling the woes of aviation, or is this correlation just an elaborate game of statistical chance? With this unusual research endeavor, we aim to dissect, debug, and potentially debunk this unlikely connection.
In the pages that follow, our study delves into the annals of Formula One history and the chronicles of aviation mishaps to unearth this captivating correlation. So, buckle up and prepare for a scholarly ride that promises to be anything but a crash landing.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[LITERATURE REVIEW]]



ChatGPT:
[[LITERATURE REVIEW]]

In "Smith and Doe" (2020), the authors find a positive correlation between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of global plane crashes. Similarly, Jones et al. (2015) also note a significant association between these two seemingly unrelated phenomena. These serious scholarly works lay the groundwork for our own analysis, but now let us delve into the more unconventional sources that shed light on this unexpected relationship.

Turning to the world of non-fiction, books such as "The Physics of Formula One" by Tim Cooper and "Why Planes Crash" by David Soucie provide invaluable insights into the mechanics and mishaps of these two seemingly disparate domains. However, our search for understanding also led us to unexpected literary corners. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein and "Fear of Flying" by Erica Jong, while not directly related to our topic, offer intriguing perspectives on the thrill of speed and the fear of flight. Who knows, perhaps even the fictional realm can offer some tongue-in-cheek wisdom on this matter.

Additionally, our investigation into internet culture revealed popular memes such as "Distracted Boyfriend" and "This Is Fine Dog," which, upon closer examination, surprisingly contain references to both Formula One championships and plane crashes. The abundance of references to our topic in popular culture is certainly thought-provoking, if not outright amusing.

While these sources may seem unorthodox, the serious and the whimsical together form a mosaic of understanding that promises to shed new light on the unusual correlation presented in this study.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You draft the methodology section of an academic research paper.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the methodology section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Your research team collected data from all across the internet, but mostly just used information from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo . You used data from 1975 to 2022

Make up the research methods you don't know. Make them a bit goofy and convoluted.

Here is the title, abstract, and introduction of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.

[[INTRODUCTION]]
As the old adage goes, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." In the curious intersection of Formula One racing and global plane crashes, one might be inclined to ask, "Where there's screeching tires, are there plummeting altitudes?" The correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the frequency of plane crashes is as unexpected as finding a Formula One car in the economy class parking lot.
While the adrenaline-pumping world of Formula One racing seems galaxies away from the stratosphere in which commercial aircraft soar, our research has uncovered a statistically significant linkage between these two disparate domains. It is as if the roar of engines on the racetrack translates into turbulence in the skies above. One might even speculate that the aerodynamics of a winning Formula One car can influence the aerodynamics of a commercial airliner, but we digress.
The allure of high-speed Formula One racing and the somber reality of global plane crashes seem to coalesce in a statistical waltz, leading to the inevitable question of causation versus mere coincidence. Are the cheers of victory fueling the woes of aviation, or is this correlation just an elaborate game of statistical chance? With this unusual research endeavor, we aim to dissect, debug, and potentially debunk this unlikely connection.
In the pages that follow, our study delves into the annals of Formula One history and the chronicles of aviation mishaps to unearth this captivating correlation. So, buckle up and prepare for a scholarly ride that promises to be anything but a crash landing.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[METHODOLOGY]]



ChatGPT:

[[METHODOLOGY]]

The methodology employed for this offbeat investigation involved the initial step of meticulously scouring the extensive databases of Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo for the years spanning from 1975 to 2022. The search was carried out with the precision of a pit crew conducting a lightning-quick tire change, with a thoroughness that would make even the most seasoned archeologist blush with admiration.

Utilizing sophisticated search algorithms and keyword filters, the research team extracted the relevant data pertaining to the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion clinched victory and the global occurrences of plane crashes. This data was then processed with a care and attention to detail that rivals a Formula One engineering team fine-tuning the aerodynamics of a race car.

Subsequently, statistical analyses were conducted to discern any discernible patterns and correlations, employing the kind of computational power that rivals the speed and precision of a Formula One car navigating a hairpin turn. The correlation coefficient and significance level were calculated with a level of statistical rigor that could make even the most seasoned statistician nod in approval.

It should be noted that the research team refrained from driving any actual Formula One cars during the course of this study, opting instead to channel their energies into the arduous task of data collection and analysis. However, one cannot help but wonder if a few laps around the track in a high-performance vehicle might have provided some additional insights - a thought for future research, perhaps.

In summary, the methodology employed in this study was as methodically detailed as a pit stop strategy, as precise as a championship-winning lap time, and as comprehensive as a global tour of Formula One racing circuits. The resulting data and analyses form the foundation for the intriguing findings presented in the subsequent sections of this paper.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You draft the results section of an academic research paper. You speak in the past tense (you found...).
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the results section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Your research team collected data from all across the internet, but mostly just used information from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo .

For the time period 1975 to 2022, you found a correlation 0.6314394, r-squared of 0.3987158, and p < 0.01.

One figure will be included. The figure (Fig. 1) is a scatterplot showing the strong correlation between the two variables. You don't need to specify where; I will add the figure.

Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.

-------

And here is the methodology section that led to this result:
[[METHODOLOGY]]
As the old adage goes, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." In the curious intersection of Formula One racing and global plane crashes, one might be inclined to ask, "Where there's screeching tires, are there plummeting altitudes?" The correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the frequency of plane crashes is as unexpected as finding a Formula One car in the economy class parking lot.
While the adrenaline-pumping world of Formula One racing seems galaxies away from the stratosphere in which commercial aircraft soar, our research has uncovered a statistically significant linkage between these two disparate domains. It is as if the roar of engines on the racetrack translates into turbulence in the skies above. One might even speculate that the aerodynamics of a winning Formula One car can influence the aerodynamics of a commercial airliner, but we digress.
The allure of high-speed Formula One racing and the somber reality of global plane crashes seem to coalesce in a statistical waltz, leading to the inevitable question of causation versus mere coincidence. Are the cheers of victory fueling the woes of aviation, or is this correlation just an elaborate game of statistical chance? With this unusual research endeavor, we aim to dissect, debug, and potentially debunk this unlikely connection.
In the pages that follow, our study delves into the annals of Formula One history and the chronicles of aviation mishaps to unearth this captivating correlation. So, buckle up and prepare for a scholarly ride that promises to be anything but a crash landing.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[RESULTS]]



ChatGPT:

[[RESULTS]]

The investigation into the connection between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes produced a surprising discovery. The correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 demonstrates a statistically significant association between these two seemingly unrelated phenomena. This finding suggests that there may be more to the high-speed thrills of Formula One racing than meets the eye, or the track, as it were.

The coefficient of determination (r-squared) of 0.3987158 indicates that approximately 40% of the variability in global plane crashes can be explained by the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. This substantial proportion of variation elucidates the potential impact of Formula One racing on the skies above.

As noted in Fig. 1, the scatterplot visually depicts the robust correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes. The tight clustering of data points emphasizes the strength of the relationship, standing as a testament to the improbable link between the world of high-octane racing and the realm of aviation mishaps.

The influence of the Formula One World Drivers' Championship on global plane crashes, while perplexing and unexpected, cannot be dismissed. It appears that the reverberations of the racetrack extend far beyond the podium, woven into the very fabric of global air travel. This study invites further exploration and contemplation of the intricate web of connections that intertwine unlikely phenomena, lending credence to the notion that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You draft the discussion section of an academic research paper.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up the discussion section of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Limit your response to 500 tokens.

Here are the title, abstract, literature review, and results sections. Please harken back to 1-2 of the goofy items in the literature review, but pretend to take them completely seriously. Discuss how your results supported the prior research.

Do not write a conclusion. I will add a conclusion after this.

[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.

[[LITERATURE REVIEW]]
In "Smith and Doe" (2020), the authors find a positive correlation between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of global plane crashes. Similarly, Jones et al. (2015) also note a significant association between these two seemingly unrelated phenomena. These serious scholarly works lay the groundwork for our own analysis, but now let us delve into the more unconventional sources that shed light on this unexpected relationship.
Turning to the world of non-fiction, books such as "The Physics of Formula One" by Tim Cooper and "Why Planes Crash" by David Soucie provide invaluable insights into the mechanics and mishaps of these two seemingly disparate domains. However, our search for understanding also led us to unexpected literary corners. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein and "Fear of Flying" by Erica Jong, while not directly related to our topic, offer intriguing perspectives on the thrill of speed and the fear of flight. Who knows, perhaps even the fictional realm can offer some tongue-in-cheek wisdom on this matter.
Additionally, our investigation into internet culture revealed popular memes such as "Distracted Boyfriend" and "This Is Fine Dog," which, upon closer examination, surprisingly contain references to both Formula One championships and plane crashes. The abundance of references to our topic in popular culture is certainly thought-provoking, if not outright amusing.
While these sources may seem unorthodox, the serious and the whimsical together form a mosaic of understanding that promises to shed new light on the unusual correlation presented in this study.

[[RESULTS]]
The investigation into the connection between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes produced a surprising discovery. The correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 demonstrates a statistically significant association between these two seemingly unrelated phenomena. This finding suggests that there may be more to the high-speed thrills of Formula One racing than meets the eye, or the track, as it were.
The coefficient of determination (r-squared) of 0.3987158 indicates that approximately 40% of the variability in global plane crashes can be explained by the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. This substantial proportion of variation elucidates the potential impact of Formula One racing on the skies above.
As noted in Fig. 1, the scatterplot visually depicts the robust correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes. The tight clustering of data points emphasizes the strength of the relationship, standing as a testament to the improbable link between the world of high-octane racing and the realm of aviation mishaps.
The influence of the Formula One World Drivers' Championship on global plane crashes, while perplexing and unexpected, cannot be dismissed. It appears that the reverberations of the racetrack extend far beyond the podium, woven into the very fabric of global air travel. This study invites further exploration and contemplation of the intricate web of connections that intertwine unlikely phenomena, lending credence to the notion that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction.

-------

Your response should start like this:

[[DISCUSSION]]



ChatGPT:

[[DISCUSSION]]

The significant association between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes raises eyebrows and tires the mind. Our findings corroborate the scholarly works of Smith and Doe (2020) and Jones et al. (2015), who also detected this unlikely correlation. These serious studies and our own tongue-in-cheek inquiry into unconventional sources have, in a surprising turn of events, converged on a common conclusion: there exists a statistically significant relationship between the speed demons of Formula One and the airborne disasters of global plane crashes.

The unorthodox nature of our research is reminiscent of the non-traditional sources we incorporated into our literature review. While it may seem exasperating to purists of conventional scholarship, our study has demonstrated the merits of droll investigation and raised the spirits of those who appreciate an academic paper with a hint of humor. The interconnectedness of Formula One and plane crashes, though peculiar, demands further examination and contemplation.

Furthermore, the substantial coefficient of determination (r-squared) of approximately 40% elucidates that a considerable portion of the variability in global plane crashes can indeed be explained by the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. This unexpected influence of Formula One racing on aviation mishaps underscores the need for a paradigm shift in our understanding of the broader implications of high-speed sports on seemingly unrelated domains.

In the spirit of levity that has lent charm to this research, let us not shy away from the pun: it appears that the margins of victory in Formula One have the potential to "take off" in more ways than one. The thrill of the racetrack, it seems, may indeed reverberate far beyond the confinements of the circuit, weaving drama into the flight paths of aircraft worldwide. This study thus beckons further exploration into the labyrinth of connections between ostensibly disparate phenomena, reinforcing the notion that reality can indeed rival the most unexpected of fiction.


Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
System prompt: You are a dry but witty academic researcher. You speak in the passive voice, and your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal.You draft the discussion section of goofy academic research papers that sounds like it belongs based on the title and abstract provided.
User prompt:
Pretend you are an academic researcher. Your writing sounds like it belongs in a medical or economics journal. However, you frequently crack jokes, make puns, or add unexpected twists in your writing.

Please make up a short conclusion of an academic research paper presenting the findings of the connection between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global plane crashes. Make lots of jokes, goofy observations, and puns.

Limit your response to 300 tokens. At the very end, assert that no more research is needed in this area.

Here are the title, abstract, introduction, and results sections.
[[TITLE]]
Racing into Disaster: The Correlation Between Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin and Global Plane Crashes

[[ABSTRACT]]
This study examines the peculiar and unexpected relationship between the margin of points by which the Formula One World Drivers' Champion secures victory and the occurrence of plane crashes worldwide. Utilizing data from Wikipedia and PlaneCrashInfo, the research team meticulously scrutinized the years from 1975 to 2022 to unearth this enigmatic connection. Surprisingly, the correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 indicates a significant association between these seemingly unrelated phenomena. The findings raise the question: could the thrill of the Formula One championship inadvertently be contributing to aerial mayhem? With a lighthearted approach and tongue firmly in cheek, this paper navigates through the parallel worlds of fast cars and unfortunate flights to shed light on this quirky correlation.

[[INTRDUCTION]]
As the old adage goes, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." In the curious intersection of Formula One racing and global plane crashes, one might be inclined to ask, "Where there's screeching tires, are there plummeting altitudes?" The correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the frequency of plane crashes is as unexpected as finding a Formula One car in the economy class parking lot.
While the adrenaline-pumping world of Formula One racing seems galaxies away from the stratosphere in which commercial aircraft soar, our research has uncovered a statistically significant linkage between these two disparate domains. It is as if the roar of engines on the racetrack translates into turbulence in the skies above. One might even speculate that the aerodynamics of a winning Formula One car can influence the aerodynamics of a commercial airliner, but we digress.
The allure of high-speed Formula One racing and the somber reality of global plane crashes seem to coalesce in a statistical waltz, leading to the inevitable question of causation versus mere coincidence. Are the cheers of victory fueling the woes of aviation, or is this correlation just an elaborate game of statistical chance? With this unusual research endeavor, we aim to dissect, debug, and potentially debunk this unlikely connection.
In the pages that follow, our study delves into the annals of Formula One history and the chronicles of aviation mishaps to unearth this captivating correlation. So, buckle up and prepare for a scholarly ride that promises to be anything but a crash landing.

[[RESULTS]]
The investigation into the connection between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes produced a surprising discovery. The correlation coefficient of 0.6314394 and p < 0.01 demonstrates a statistically significant association between these two seemingly unrelated phenomena. This finding suggests that there may be more to the high-speed thrills of Formula One racing than meets the eye, or the track, as it were.
The coefficient of determination (r-squared) of 0.3987158 indicates that approximately 40% of the variability in global plane crashes can be explained by the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. This substantial proportion of variation elucidates the potential impact of Formula One racing on the skies above.
As noted in Fig. 1, the scatterplot visually depicts the robust correlation between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes. The tight clustering of data points emphasizes the strength of the relationship, standing as a testament to the improbable link between the world of high-octane racing and the realm of aviation mishaps.
The influence of the Formula One World Drivers' Championship on global plane crashes, while perplexing and unexpected, cannot be dismissed. It appears that the reverberations of the racetrack extend far beyond the podium, woven into the very fabric of global air travel. This study invites further exploration and contemplation of the intricate web of connections that intertwine unlikely phenomena, lending credence to the notion that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction.

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[[CONCLUSION]]

In closing, the correlation unearthed in this study between the margin of victory in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and global plane crashes is as unexpected as finding a flight attendant at the winner's podium. The statistically significant association between these two disparate phenomena raises eyebrows almost as high as a jumbo jet taking off. One might wonder if the thrill of Formula One victory celebrations inadvertently sends the aviation industry into a tailspin.

While the aerodynamic implications of a winning Formula One car on a commercial airliner might seem far-fetched, our findings suggest that there may be something to this unlikely connection. It's as if the adrenaline rush from the racetrack lingers in the skies, causing turbulence where least expected. Perhaps the phrase "driving force" takes on a whole new meaning!

As the saying goes, "Correlation does not imply causation," but in this peculiar case, it certainly raises a few eyebrows and elicits a chuckle. Nevertheless, in the spirit of good scientific humor, we must assert that no further research is needed in this unlikely and amusing area of study.


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Journal of Risky Behavior Research


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The Institute for Unlikely Correlations in Research (IUCR)


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Formula One, World Drivers' Champion, point margin, correlation, global plane crashes, Wikipedia, PlaneCrashInfo, Formula One championship, aerial accidents, statistical analysis, association, enigmatic connection

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Data details

Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin
Source: Wikipedia
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Global plane crashes
Source: PlaneCrashInfo
See what else correlates with Global plane crashes

Correlation r = 0.6314394 (Pearson correlation coefficient)
Correlation is a measure of how much the variables move together. If it is 0.99, when one goes up the other goes up. If it is 0.02, the connection is very weak or non-existent. If it is -0.99, then when one goes up the other goes down. If it is 1.00, you probably messed up your correlation function.

r2 = 0.3987158 (Coefficient of determination)
This means 39.9% of the change in the one variable (i.e., Global plane crashes) is predictable based on the change in the other (i.e., Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin) over the 48 years from 1975 through 2022.

p < 0.01, which is statistically significant(Null hypothesis significance test)
The p-value is 1.5E-6. 0.0000014926538799987749000000
The p-value is a measure of how probable it is that we would randomly find a result this extreme. More specifically the p-value is a measure of how probable it is that we would randomly find a result this extreme if we had only tested one pair of variables one time.

But I am a p-villain. I absolutely did not test only one pair of variables one time. I correlated hundreds of millions of pairs of variables. I threw boatloads of data into an industrial-sized blender to find this correlation.

Who is going to stop me? p-value reporting doesn't require me to report how many calculations I had to go through in order to find a low p-value!
On average, you will find a correaltion as strong as 0.63 in 0.00015% of random cases. Said differently, if you correlated 669,948 random variables You don't actually need 669 thousand variables to find a correlation like this one. I don't have that many variables in my database. You can also correlate variables that are not independent. I do this a lot.

p-value calculations are useful for understanding the probability of a result happening by chance. They are most useful when used to highlight the risk of a fluke outcome. For example, if you calculate a p-value of 0.30, the risk that the result is a fluke is high. It is good to know that! But there are lots of ways to get a p-value of less than 0.01, as evidenced by this project.

In this particular case, the values are so extreme as to be meaningless. That's why no one reports p-values with specificity after they drop below 0.01.

Just to be clear: I'm being completely transparent about the calculations. There is no math trickery. This is just how statistics shakes out when you calculate hundreds of millions of random correlations.
with the same 47 degrees of freedom, Degrees of freedom is a measure of how many free components we are testing. In this case it is 47 because we have two variables measured over a period of 48 years. It's just the number of years minus ( the number of variables minus one ), which in this case simplifies to the number of years minus one.
you would randomly expect to find a correlation as strong as this one.

[ 0.42, 0.78 ] 95% correlation confidence interval (using the Fisher z-transformation)
The confidence interval is an estimate the range of the value of the correlation coefficient, using the correlation itself as an input. The values are meant to be the low and high end of the correlation coefficient with 95% confidence.

This one is a bit more complciated than the other calculations, but I include it because many people have been pushing for confidence intervals instead of p-value calculations (for example: NEJM. However, if you are dredging data, you can reliably find yourself in the 5%. That's my goal!


All values for the years included above: If I were being very sneaky, I could trim years from the beginning or end of the datasets to increase the correlation on some pairs of variables. I don't do that because there are already plenty of correlations in my database without monkeying with the years.

Still, sometimes one of the variables has more years of data available than the other. This page only shows the overlapping years. To see all the years, click on "See what else correlates with..." link above.
197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin (Points)19.5117134131520.520212316724522613319391421958672342113111141223155675954688871248146
Global plane crashes (Plane crashes)1825232322191420181021181822322016192120161820191316141410111381377121541561381221231021011131259011395




Why this works

  1. Data dredging: I have 25,153 variables in my database. I compare all these variables against each other to find ones that randomly match up. That's 632,673,409 correlation calculations! This is called “data dredging.” Instead of starting with a hypothesis and testing it, I instead abused the data to see what correlations shake out. It’s a dangerous way to go about analysis, because any sufficiently large dataset will yield strong correlations completely at random.
  2. Lack of causal connection: There is probably Because these pages are automatically generated, it's possible that the two variables you are viewing are in fact causually related. I take steps to prevent the obvious ones from showing on the site (I don't let data about the weather in one city correlate with the weather in a neighboring city, for example), but sometimes they still pop up. If they are related, cool! You found a loophole.
    no direct connection between these variables, despite what the AI says above. This is exacerbated by the fact that I used "Years" as the base variable. Lots of things happen in a year that are not related to each other! Most studies would use something like "one person" in stead of "one year" to be the "thing" studied.
  3. Observations not independent: For many variables, sequential years are not independent of each other. If a population of people is continuously doing something every day, there is no reason to think they would suddenly change how they are doing that thing on January 1. A simple Personally I don't find any p-value calculation to be 'simple,' but you know what I mean.
    p-value calculation does not take this into account, so mathematically it appears less probable than it really is.
  4. Outlandish outliers: There are "outliers" in this data. In concept, "outlier" just means "way different than the rest of your dataset." When calculating a correlation like this, they are particularly impactful because a single outlier can substantially increase your correlation.

    For the purposes of this project, I counted a point as an outlier if it the residual was two standard deviations from the mean.

    (This bullet point only shows up in the details page on charts that do, in fact, have outliers.)
    They stand out on the scatterplot above: notice the dots that are far away from any other dots. I intentionally mishandeled outliers, which makes the correlation look extra strong.




Try it yourself

You can calculate the values on this page on your own! Try running the Python code to see the calculation results. Step 1: Download and install Python on your computer.

Step 2: Open a plaintext editor like Notepad and paste the code below into it.

Step 3: Save the file as "calculate_correlation.py" in a place you will remember, like your desktop. Copy the file location to your clipboard. On Windows, you can right-click the file and click "Properties," and then copy what comes after "Location:" As an example, on my computer the location is "C:\Users\tyler\Desktop"

Step 4: Open a command line window. For example, by pressing start and typing "cmd" and them pressing enter.

Step 5: Install the required modules by typing "pip install numpy", then pressing enter, then typing "pip install scipy", then pressing enter.

Step 6: Navigate to the location where you saved the Python file by using the "cd" command. For example, I would type "cd C:\Users\tyler\Desktop" and push enter.

Step 7: Run the Python script by typing "python calculate_correlation.py"

If you run into any issues, I suggest asking ChatGPT to walk you through installing Python and running the code below on your system. Try this question:

"Walk me through installing Python on my computer to run a script that uses scipy and numpy. Go step-by-step and ask me to confirm before moving on. Start by asking me questions about my operating system so that you know how to proceed. Assume I want the simplest installation with the latest version of Python and that I do not currently have any of the necessary elements installed. Remember to only give me one step per response and confirm I have done it before proceeding."


# These modules make it easier to perform the calculation
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats

# We'll define a function that we can call to return the correlation calculations
def calculate_correlation(array1, array2):

    # Calculate Pearson correlation coefficient and p-value
    correlation, p_value = stats.pearsonr(array1, array2)

    # Calculate R-squared as the square of the correlation coefficient
    r_squared = correlation**2

    return correlation, r_squared, p_value

# These are the arrays for the variables shown on this page, but you can modify them to be any two sets of numbers
array_1 = np.array([19.5,1,17,13,4,13,1,5,2,0.5,20,2,12,3,16,7,24,52,26,1,33,19,39,14,2,19,58,67,2,34,21,13,1,1,11,4,122,3,155,67,59,5,46,88,87,124,8,146,])
array_2 = np.array([18,25,23,23,22,19,14,20,18,10,21,18,18,22,32,20,16,19,21,20,16,18,20,19,13,16,14,14,10,11,13,8,13,7,7,12,154,156,138,122,123,102,101,113,125,90,113,95,])
array_1_name = "Formula One World Drivers' Champion's Point Margin"
array_2_name = "Global plane crashes"

# Perform the calculation
print(f"Calculating the correlation between {array_1_name} and {array_2_name}...")
correlation, r_squared, p_value = calculate_correlation(array_1, array_2)

# Print the results
print("Correlation Coefficient:", correlation)
print("R-squared:", r_squared)
print("P-value:", p_value)



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