Top variables that correlate with UFO sightings in Alaska

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UFO sightings in Alaska correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Associates degrees awarded in Communications technologies	r=0.95	11yrs	No
Popularity of the 'not sure if' meme	r=0.92	16yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Annabelle	r=0.9	47yrs	Yes!
Patents granted in the US	r=0.84	46yrs	Yes!
Google searches for 'batman'	r=0.81	18yrs	No
Popularity of the 'thanks obama' meme	r=0.77	15yrs	No
Automotive recalls for issues with the Power Train	r=0.77	47yrs	Yes!
USA Population	r=0.76	47yrs	No
Total number of live births in Australia	r=0.74	47yrs	No
Automotive recalls issued by Honda	r=0.74	47yrs	Yes!

UFO sightings in Alaska also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Popularity of the first name Jace	r=0.9	47yrs	396
Popularity of the first name Aubree	r=0.9	47yrs	396
Popularity of the first name Kenzie	r=0.9	46yrs	366
Fossil fuel use in Ecuador	r=0.86	42yrs	358
Petroluem consumption in Jordan	r=0.86	42yrs	356
Jet fuel used in Brazil	r=0.85	42yrs	354
Total views on Numberphile YouTube videos	r=0.91	11yrs	340
Google searches for 'Minute Physics'	r=0.9	15yrs	338
Google searches for 'vihart'	r=0.87	18yrs	336
Popularity of the first name Camden	r=0.89	47yrs	325
Bachelor's degrees awarded in linguistics	r=0.92	10yrs	317
Master's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=0.91	10yrs	316
Popularity of the first name Abdullah	r=0.89	47yrs	315
Popularity of the 'i dont always' meme	r=0.86	16yrs	308
Popularity of the first name Gunner	r=0.88	47yrs	304
Google searches for 'Vihart'	r=0.87	15yrs	303
Popularity of the first name Mckinley	r=0.88	47yrs	294
Popularity of the first name Abram	r=0.88	47yrs	284
Bachelor's degrees awarded in literature	r=0.9	10yrs	284
Popularity of the first name Mason	r=0.87	47yrs	272
Popularity of the first name Fiona	r=0.87	47yrs	262
Patents granted in the US	r=0.85	46yrs	259
Popularity of the first name Annabel	r=0.87	47yrs	252
Popularity of the first name Branson	r=0.87	47yrs	242
UEFA European Cup and Champions League Top Scorer's Goal Count	r=0.76	47yrs	242
The price of gold	r=0.76	40yrs	240
Hotdogs consumed by Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition Champion	r=0.73	43yrs	240
Automotive recalls for issues with the Electrical System	r=0.75	47yrs	240
Global plane crashes	r=0.74	47yrs	239
Total number of automotive recalls	r=0.73	47yrs	239
US Annual Tax Revenue	r=0.73	47yrs	238
Average milk produced per cow in the US	r=0.74	42yrs	237
The distance between Uranus and Saturn	r=0.71	47yrs	236
Average temperature in Sydney	r=0.74	43yrs	236
Budget for largest movie production	r=0.7	46yrs	235
New York Times Fiction Best Sellers	r=0.72	40yrs	234
Number of internet users	r=0.84	24yrs	234
Number of Las Vegas Hotel Room Check-Ins	r=0.74	39yrs	234
Super Bowl TV viewership	r=0.77	32yrs	233
Automotive recalls issued by Nissan North America	r=0.67	47yrs	233
The number of movies Ben Kingsley appeared in	r=0.65	47yrs	233
The number of movies Meryl Streep appeared in	r=0.64	47yrs	232
Popularity of the first name Avery	r=0.86	47yrs	230
Yogurt consumption	r=0.73	32yrs	230
Total Number of Successful Mount Everest Climbs	r=0.71	37yrs	228
Automotive recalls for issues with the Parking Brake	r=0.67	47yrs	228
Number of public school students in 2nd grade	r=0.75	32yrs	228
Number of public school students in 3rd grade	r=0.75	32yrs	228
The distance between Uranus and Mercury	r=0.66	47yrs	228
The number of geoscientists in Alaska	r=0.85	19yrs	228
Number of public school students in Kindergarten	r=0.73	32yrs	226
Air pollution in Fairbanks, Alaska	r=0.67	42yrs	226
Automotive recalls for issues with Latches/Locks/Linkages	r=0.64	47yrs	224
The distance between Uranus and Earth	r=0.63	47yrs	224
Popularity of the first name Aubrey	r=0.86	47yrs	220
Automotive recalls for issues with Suspension	r=0.61	47yrs	220
Electricity generation in British Virgin Islands	r=0.82	42yrs	218
Popularity of the first name Eli	r=0.86	47yrs	210
Fossil fuel use in British Virgin Islands	r=0.82	42yrs	208
Popularity of the first name Sofia	r=0.86	47yrs	200
The number of movies Robert De Niro appeared in	r=0.63	47yrs	200
Gasoline pumped in Chad	r=0.84	42yrs	198
The distance between Uranus and the moon	r=0.63	47yrs	194
Number of public school students in 4th grade	r=0.7	32yrs	191
Popularity of the first name Lyric	r=0.86	46yrs	190
The number of movies Tom Hanks appeared in	r=0.66	42yrs	190
Fossil fuel use in Haiti	r=0.81	42yrs	186
The distance between Uranus and the Sun	r=0.62	47yrs	182
Popularity of the first name Zoey	r=0.86	47yrs	180
The number of movies Susan Sarandon appeared in	r=0.63	47yrs	180
Number of Lawyers in the United States	r=0.71	33yrs	178
Electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago	r=0.81	42yrs	176
Annual count of part-time employees in the United States	r=0.76	32yrs	172
The distance between Uranus and Venus	r=0.61	47yrs	171
Popularity of the first name Aleah	r=0.86	47yrs	170
The number of movies Sean Astin appeared in	r=0.66	40yrs	168
Gasoline pumped in Bahrain	r=0.83	42yrs	166
Number of households headed by single fathers in the United States	r=0.7	32yrs	160
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Panama	r=0.83	42yrs	156
The number of movies Morgan Freeman appeared in	r=0.62	44yrs	156
Intel Corporation's annual revenue	r=0.68	35yrs	153
Petroluem consumption in Tanzania	r=0.83	42yrs	146
Movie Releases in the US & Canada	r=0.64	42yrs	142
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Thailand	r=0.83	42yrs	136
Number of Movies Released Annually	r=0.64	42yrs	129
Electricity generation in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=0.8	42yrs	124
Fossil fuel use in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=0.8	42yrs	114
Petroluem consumption in Angola	r=0.82	42yrs	104
Petroluem consumption in Brazil	r=0.82	42yrs	94
Petroluem consumption in Ecuador	r=0.82	42yrs	84
Gasoline pumped in Saudi Arabia	r=0.82	42yrs	74
Biomass power generated in Belgium	r=0.79	42yrs	63
Fossil fuel use in Dominican Republic	r=0.79	42yrs	53

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