Top variables that correlate with Google searches for 'spurious correlations'

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Google searches for 'spurious correlations' correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Solar power generated in Romania	r=0.97	13yrs	No
The number of avionics technicians in Florida	r=0.96	19yrs	No
Solar power generated in Ecuador	r=0.95	17yrs	No
Solar power generated in Aruba	r=0.95	12yrs	No
The number of lawyers in North Dakota	r=0.94	18yrs	No
The number of consultants in West Virginia	r=0.94	19yrs	No
The number of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Michigan	r=0.91	19yrs	No
Total length of Tom Scott's YouTube videos	r=0.91	15yrs	No
Bristol-Myers Squibb's stock price (BMY)	r=0.91	20yrs	No
The number of aircraft mechanics in Florida	r=0.91	19yrs	No
Air quality in Lafayette, Indiana	r=0.9	20yrs	No
Popularity of the 'this is fine' meme	r=0.89	18yrs	No
Petroluem consumption in Turkiye	r=0.88	19yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Winston	r=0.88	19yrs	No
Popularity of the 'pepe' meme	r=0.86	18yrs	No
Portion of all US dairy skim-solids allocated to the production of dry milk products (net)	r=0.85	18yrs	No
The number of statisticians in Maine	r=0.79	19yrs	Yes!
The number of zoologists in North Dakota	r=0.71	18yrs	Yes!

Google searches for 'spurious correlations' also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The average number of likes on SmarterEveryDay YouTube videos	r=0.9	17yrs	374
Biogen's stock price (BIIB)	r=0.91	20yrs	372
The average number of likes on The Game Theorists YouTube videos	r=0.9	15yrs	372
Delta Airlines' stock price (DAL)	r=0.91	16yrs	370
Popularity of the first name Louis	r=0.91	19yrs	370
Popularity of the first name Frances	r=0.91	19yrs	370
Popularity of the first name Harvey	r=0.91	19yrs	370
The number of home appliance repairers in Idaho	r=0.94	19yrs	356
The number of university engineering teachers in North Carolina	r=0.94	19yrs	356
Geothermal power generated in Kenya	r=0.91	18yrs	342
Popularity of the 'drake' meme	r=0.87	18yrs	342
Popularity of the first name Anastasia	r=0.9	19yrs	338
Automotive recalls issued by Ford Motor Company	r=0.85	19yrs	337
Annual US household spending on health insurance	r=0.88	19yrs	337
Total number of automotive recalls	r=0.86	19yrs	336
US household spending on health insurance	r=0.87	19yrs	336
Global revenue generated by Adidas	r=0.88	17yrs	335
Revenue of US Broadcasting Industry	r=0.88	17yrs	335
Customer satisfaction with Delta Airlines	r=0.86	18yrs	334
Annual US household spending on healthcare	r=0.86	19yrs	334
US household spending on healthcare	r=0.86	19yrs	334
Patents granted to LG Electronics	r=0.9	12yrs	333
Solar power generated in Kiribati	r=0.91	17yrs	331
Popularity of the first name Amina	r=0.9	19yrs	328
GMO use in corn grown in Texas	r=0.89	19yrs	324
Air quality in Lexington, Kentucky	r=0.88	20yrs	321
Air quality in Bemidji, Minnesota	r=0.88	20yrs	321
GMO use in cotton in Louisiana	r=0.88	19yrs	320
Gasoline pumped in Nauru	r=0.91	18yrs	319
GMO use in cotton in Tennessee	r=0.87	18yrs	318
Popularity of the first name Clyde	r=0.9	19yrs	318
Total views on The Game Theorists YouTube videos	r=0.89	15yrs	310
Kimberly-Clark's stock price (KMB)	r=0.89	20yrs	310
The number of maintenance and repair workers in North Dakota	r=0.93	19yrs	304
Hormel Foods' stock price (HRL)	r=0.87	20yrs	296
The number of operations research analysts in Kentucky	r=0.92	19yrs	293
Air quality in Bemidji, Minnesota	r=0.88	20yrs	291
Gilead Sciences' stock price (GILD)	r=0.86	20yrs	285
The number of conservation scientists in Louisiana	r=0.92	19yrs	283
Air quality in Atlantic City, New Jersey	r=0.87	20yrs	280
Hydopower energy generated in Equatorial Guinea	r=0.9	18yrs	280
Popularity of the first name Francis	r=0.9	19yrs	278
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' stock price (REGN)	r=0.86	20yrs	275
The number of court and municipal clerks in Nebraska	r=0.92	19yrs	273
Air quality in St. Louis	r=0.85	20yrs	270
Popularity of the first name Leonel	r=0.9	19yrs	268
Wind power generated in Faroe Islands	r=0.88	18yrs	268
3M Company's stock price (MMM)	r=0.86	20yrs	265
The number of middle school special education teachers in New Jersey	r=0.92	19yrs	263
Air quality in Norwich, Connecticut	r=0.87	20yrs	260
Popularity of the first name Gwendolyn	r=0.9	19yrs	258
Biomass power generated in Latvia	r=0.88	18yrs	258
U.S. Bancorp's stock price (USB)	r=0.86	20yrs	255
The number of veterinarians in North Carolina	r=0.92	19yrs	253
Air quality in Concord, New Hampshire	r=0.87	20yrs	250
Solar power generated in United Kingdom	r=0.88	18yrs	248
Popularity of the first name Harrison	r=0.89	19yrs	247
Kroger's stock price (KR)	r=0.85	20yrs	245
The number of automotive service technicians and mechanics in North Carolina	r=0.92	19yrs	243
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Mozambique	r=0.9	18yrs	238
Popularity of the first name Kali	r=0.89	19yrs	237
PPG Industries' stock price (PPG)	r=0.86	20yrs	235
The number of authors in Utah	r=0.91	19yrs	233
Popularity of the first name Rose	r=0.89	19yrs	227
Electricity generation in Burkina Faso	r=0.87	18yrs	226
Amgen's stock price (AMGN)	r=0.85	20yrs	224
The number of customer service representatives in Washington	r=0.92	19yrs	223
Popularity of the first name Sterling	r=0.89	19yrs	217
Fossil fuel use in Burkina Faso	r=0.87	18yrs	216
Popularity of the first name Edith	r=0.89	19yrs	207
Wind power generated in Philippines	r=0.88	17yrs	206
Popularity of the first name Tobias	r=0.89	19yrs	197
Biomass power generated in Sri Lanka	r=0.88	17yrs	196
The number of office clerks in Montana	r=0.91	19yrs	192
Popularity of the first name Augustus	r=0.89	19yrs	187
Hydopower energy generated in Uganda	r=0.87	18yrs	186
The number of office clerks in North Carolina	r=0.91	19yrs	182
Popularity of the first name Calvin	r=0.88	19yrs	176
Gasoline pumped in Madagascar	r=0.89	18yrs	176
The number of hotel managers in Texas	r=0.91	19yrs	172
Popularity of the first name Walter	r=0.88	19yrs	166
Gasoline pumped in Thailand	r=0.89	18yrs	166
The number of occupational health and safety technicians in Arkansas	r=0.91	19yrs	162
Popularity of the first name Leonardo	r=0.88	19yrs	156
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Zimbabwe	r=0.89	18yrs	146

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^{What is Sys. Score?} You caught me! While it would be intuitive to sort only by "correlation," I have a big, weird database. If I sort only by correlation, often all the top results are from some one or two very large datasets (like the weather or labor statistics), and it overwhelms the page.

I can't show you *all* the correlations, because my database would get too large and this page would take a very long time to load. Instead I opt to show you a subset, and I sort them by a magic system score. It starts with the correlation, but penalizes variables that repeat from the same dataset. (It also gives a bonus to variables I happen to find interesting.)


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