Top variables that correlate with UFO sightings in Massachusetts

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UFO sightings in Massachusetts correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Patents granted to Sony	r=0.97	11yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Annabelle	r=0.96	47yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Kenzie	r=0.96	46yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Camden	r=0.95	47yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Jace	r=0.94	47yrs	No
Total Number of Successful Mount Everest Climbs	r=0.93	37yrs	No
Fossil fuel use in Ecuador	r=0.93	42yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Annabel	r=0.92	47yrs	No
Number of internet users	r=0.92	24yrs	No
Petroluem consumption in Angola	r=0.92	42yrs	No
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Thailand	r=0.92	42yrs	No
Petroluem consumption in Ecuador	r=0.9	42yrs	No
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Sudan	r=0.9	42yrs	No
Electricity generation in Yemen	r=0.88	42yrs	No
Patents granted in the US	r=0.87	46yrs	Yes!
Yogurt consumption	r=0.86	32yrs	No
The price of gold	r=0.85	40yrs	No
Super Bowl TV viewership	r=0.84	32yrs	No
Hotdogs consumed by Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition Champion	r=0.82	43yrs	Yes!
Number of Las Vegas Hotel Room Check-Ins	r=0.8	39yrs	No
Total number of automotive recalls	r=0.78	47yrs	No
Global shipwrecks	r=0.66	40yrs	No
The number of physicists in Massachusetts	r=0.56	19yrs	No

UFO sightings in Massachusetts also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Number of Public Library Members in the UK	r=0.94	12yrs	370
Patents granted in the US	r=0.87	46yrs	370
Popularity of the first name Aubrey	r=0.93	47yrs	361
Popularity of the first name Eli	r=0.93	47yrs	351
Global sales revenue of elevators and escalators	r=0.96	7yrs	348
Global revenue from elevator and escalator sales	r=0.96	7yrs	344
Popularity of the first name Zoey	r=0.93	47yrs	341
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Visual and performing arts	r=0.93	10yrs	338
Google searches for 'zombies'	r=0.86	18yrs	334
Popularity of the first name Mason	r=0.92	47yrs	330
Popularity of the first name Avery	r=0.92	47yrs	320
Electricity generation in British Virgin Islands	r=0.89	42yrs	313
Popularity of the first name Brooklyn	r=0.92	47yrs	310
Popularity of the 'dumb ways to die' meme	r=0.85	16yrs	307
Fossil fuel use in British Virgin Islands	r=0.89	42yrs	303
Popularity of the first name Sofia	r=0.92	47yrs	300
Electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago	r=0.88	42yrs	292
Popularity of the first name Fiona	r=0.92	47yrs	290
Electricity generation in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=0.88	42yrs	282
Popularity of the first name London	r=0.92	47yrs	280
Fossil fuel use in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=0.88	42yrs	272
Popularity of the first name Aubree	r=0.92	47yrs	270
Popularity of the first name Gunner	r=0.92	47yrs	260
Gasoline pumped in Angola	r=0.9	42yrs	252
USA Population	r=0.82	47yrs	251
Automotive recalls for issues with the Power Train	r=0.82	47yrs	251
Popularity of the first name Mckinley	r=0.92	47yrs	250
Total number of live births in Australia	r=0.8	47yrs	248
Average milk produced per cow in the US	r=0.81	42yrs	248
Automotive recalls issued by Honda	r=0.77	47yrs	248
The distance between Uranus and Saturn	r=0.79	47yrs	248
Budget for largest movie production	r=0.77	46yrs	246
US Annual Tax Revenue	r=0.78	47yrs	245
Average temperature in Sydney	r=0.77	47yrs	245
New York Times Fiction Best Sellers	r=0.79	40yrs	244
Automotive recalls for issues with the Electrical System	r=0.77	47yrs	244
UEFA European Cup and Champions League Top Scorer's Goal Count	r=0.76	47yrs	242
Popularity of the first name Abram	r=0.92	47yrs	240
Biomass power generated in Belgium	r=0.87	42yrs	240
Automotive recalls issued by Nissan North America	r=0.72	47yrs	240
The number of movies Morgan Freeman appeared in	r=0.72	44yrs	240
The number of movies Ben Kingsley appeared in	r=0.68	47yrs	238
Air quality in Springfield, Massachusetts	r=0.74	42yrs	237
Air quality in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	r=0.78	35yrs	236
Number of public school students in Kindergarten	r=0.79	32yrs	234
Number of public school students in 12th grade	r=0.79	32yrs	234
Ticket sales for Boston Red Sox games	r=0.71	45yrs	234
Number of pirate attacks in Indonesia	r=0.87	14yrs	233
The distance between Uranus and Mercury	r=0.69	47yrs	233
Automotive recalls issued by BMW of North America	r=0.67	46yrs	232
Popularity of the first name Serenity	r=0.92	47yrs	230
Petroluem consumption in Congo-Brazzaville	r=0.89	42yrs	230
US kids in public school	r=0.76	32yrs	230
Air quality in Boston	r=0.67	42yrs	230
The distance between Uranus and Earth	r=0.66	47yrs	228
Customer satisfaction with Dillard's	r=0.79	27yrs	228
Automotive recalls for issues with the Engine And Engine Cooling	r=0.66	47yrs	227
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Panama	r=0.89	42yrs	220
Popularity of the first name Sophia	r=0.91	47yrs	208
Biomass power generated in Austria	r=0.86	42yrs	208
The number of movies Sean Astin appeared in	r=0.72	40yrs	206
Fossil fuel use in Honduras	r=0.86	42yrs	198
Number of public school students in 2nd grade	r=0.75	32yrs	198
The distance between Uranus and the moon	r=0.66	47yrs	198
Organic Food Sales Volume in the United States	r=0.87	13yrs	196
The number of movies Meryl Streep appeared in	r=0.66	47yrs	194
London Gold Prices	r=0.85	38yrs	189
Geothermal power generated in Iceland	r=0.86	42yrs	188
Number of public school students in 11th grade	r=0.75	32yrs	188
The distance between Uranus and the Sun	r=0.64	47yrs	186
The number of movies Robert De Niro appeared in	r=0.65	47yrs	183
Biomass power generated in Portugal	r=0.86	42yrs	178
Number of Lawyers in the United States	r=0.8	33yrs	177
Global plane crashes	r=0.75	47yrs	170
Electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis	r=0.86	42yrs	168
Annual count of part-time employees in the United States	r=0.83	32yrs	158
Gasoline Prices in the US	r=0.81	32yrs	153
Number of households headed by single fathers in the United States	r=0.79	32yrs	143
Intel Corporation's annual revenue	r=0.75	35yrs	133

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