Top variables that correlate with UFO sightings in Iowa

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UFO sightings in Iowa correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Popularity of the first name Mason	r=0.91	47yrs	Yes!
The distance between Uranus and Saturn	r=0.82	47yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Iowa City	r=0.66	42yrs	Yes!
The number of movies Helena Bonham Carter appeared in	r=0.63	39yrs	No
The number of movies Al Pacino appeared in	r=0.45	47yrs	No

UFO sightings in Iowa also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Popularity of the first name Sophia	r=0.91	47yrs	398
Popularity of the first name Annabel	r=0.91	47yrs	398
Total Number of Successful Mount Everest Climbs	r=0.9	37yrs	391
Popularity of the first name Kenzie	r=0.91	46yrs	367
Electricity generation in Yemen	r=0.87	42yrs	360
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Sudan	r=0.89	42yrs	360
Fossil fuel use in Ecuador	r=0.86	42yrs	358
Highway diesel consumption in US	r=0.87	20yrs	334
Fossil fuel use in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=0.86	42yrs	328
Popularity of the first name Brooklyn	r=0.9	47yrs	326
Biomass power generated in Netherlands	r=0.85	42yrs	317
Bachelor's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=0.92	10yrs	317
Popularity of the first name Brynn	r=0.9	47yrs	316
Electricity generation in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=0.85	42yrs	307
Popularity of the first name Lillian	r=0.89	47yrs	305
Petroluem consumption in Solomon Islands	r=0.87	42yrs	297
Popularity of the first name Reagan	r=0.89	47yrs	295
Petroluem consumption in Jordan	r=0.86	42yrs	286
Popularity of the first name Lexi	r=0.89	47yrs	285
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Thailand	r=0.86	42yrs	276
Popularity of the first name Alayna	r=0.89	47yrs	275
Popularity of the first name Brooklynn	r=0.89	47yrs	265
Petroluem consumption in Kuwait	r=0.85	42yrs	264
Patents granted in the US	r=0.82	46yrs	258
Popularity of the first name Annabelle	r=0.89	47yrs	255
Patents granted in the US	r=0.82	46yrs	254
Hotdogs consumed by Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition Champion	r=0.81	43yrs	252
New York Times Fiction Best Sellers	r=0.83	40yrs	250
USA Population	r=0.81	47yrs	250
Number of Las Vegas Hotel Room Check-Ins	r=0.83	39yrs	248
The price of gold	r=0.81	40yrs	247
Automotive recalls issued by Honda	r=0.76	47yrs	246
Popularity of the first name Jackson	r=0.88	47yrs	244
Average milk produced per cow in the US	r=0.79	42yrs	244
The number of movies Morgan Freeman appeared in	r=0.74	44yrs	244
Air pollution in Davenport, Iowa	r=0.78	42yrs	243
Budget for largest movie production	r=0.75	46yrs	242
Total number of automotive recalls	r=0.74	47yrs	240
The distance between Uranus and Mercury	r=0.74	47yrs	240
Air pollution in Clinton, Iowa	r=0.8	36yrs	240
Average temperature in Sydney	r=0.75	45yrs	240
The number of movies Robert De Niro appeared in	r=0.7	47yrs	240
Total number of live births in Australia	r=0.74	47yrs	239
US Annual Tax Revenue	r=0.74	47yrs	239
Yogurt consumption	r=0.79	32yrs	239
UEFA European Cup and Champions League Top Scorer's Goal Count	r=0.73	47yrs	238
Air pollution in Sioux City, Iowa	r=0.75	42yrs	238
Automotive recalls for issues with the Power Train	r=0.72	47yrs	236
The distance between Uranus and Earth	r=0.71	47yrs	236
Popularity of the first name Audrey	r=0.88	47yrs	234
Gasoline Prices in the US	r=0.78	32yrs	233
London Gold Prices	r=0.77	38yrs	232
Automotive recalls issued by Nissan North America	r=0.65	47yrs	230
Automotive recalls for issues with the Electrical System	r=0.67	47yrs	228
Automotive recalls for issues with the Engine And Engine Cooling	r=0.67	47yrs	228
Number of public school students in 12th grade	r=0.75	32yrs	228
US kids in public school	r=0.74	32yrs	227
Automotive recalls issued by BMW of North America	r=0.63	46yrs	226
Number of public school students in 11th grade	r=0.73	32yrs	226
Popularity of the first name Avery	r=0.88	47yrs	224
Total Points scored by the New England Patriots in the NFL season	r=0.64	47yrs	224
Popularity of the first name Damian	r=0.88	47yrs	214
The distance between Uranus and the moon	r=0.71	47yrs	206
Air quality in Sioux City, Iowa	r=0.73	42yrs	206
Popularity of the first name Fiona	r=0.88	47yrs	204
The number of movies Meryl Streep appeared in	r=0.65	47yrs	203
Popularity of the first name Aleah	r=0.88	47yrs	194
Number of highschoolers in the US	r=0.72	32yrs	194
The distance between Uranus and the Sun	r=0.69	47yrs	193
The number of movies Willem Dafoe appeared in	r=0.67	42yrs	191
Air pollution in Cedar Rapids, Iowa	r=0.68	42yrs	188
Popularity of the first name Jaycee	r=0.88	47yrs	184
Number of Lawyers in the United States	r=0.74	33yrs	182
The distance between Uranus and Venus	r=0.68	47yrs	182
Number of public school students in Kindergarten	r=0.71	32yrs	182
The number of movies Susan Sarandon appeared in	r=0.63	47yrs	180
Popularity of the first name Serenity	r=0.88	47yrs	174
Annual count of part-time employees in the United States	r=0.77	32yrs	173
The number of movies Ben Kingsley appeared in	r=0.63	47yrs	170
Number of internet users	r=0.8	24yrs	168
Air quality in Sioux City, Iowa	r=0.68	42yrs	168
Super Bowl TV viewership	r=0.73	32yrs	162
The number of movies Bill Nighy appeared in	r=0.63	46yrs	159
Global plane crashes	r=0.65	47yrs	156
Electricity generation in El Salvador	r=0.84	42yrs	150
Number of households headed by single fathers in the United States	r=0.73	32yrs	149
The number of movies Samuel L. Jackson appeared in	r=0.63	45yrs	148
Electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago	r=0.84	42yrs	140
The number of movies Johnny Depp appeared in	r=0.66	38yrs	136
Petroluem consumption in Canada	r=0.82	47yrs	130
The number of movies Sean Astin appeared in	r=0.64	40yrs	124
Hydopower energy generated in Brazil	r=0.83	42yrs	119
Fossil fuel use in Honduras	r=0.83	42yrs	109
Petroluem consumption in Ecuador	r=0.85	42yrs	99
Electricity generation in Argentina	r=0.82	42yrs	88
Biomass power generated in Austria	r=0.82	42yrs	78
Electricity generation in Barbados	r=0.82	42yrs	68
Fossil fuel use in Mexico	r=0.82	42yrs	58

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