Top variables that correlate with US household spending on food

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Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Votes for the Republican Presidential candidate in Colorado	r=0.94	6yrs	281
Votes for the Republican Presidential candidate in Virginia	r=0.9	6yrs	275
The number of computer user support specialists in Louisiana	r=0.88	11yrs	259
Votes for the Democratic Presidential candidate in Arkansas	r=0.89	6yrs	244
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Italy	r=0.84	23yrs	228
The divorce rate in South Carolina	r=0.8	22yrs	224
Gasoline pumped in North Macedonia	r=0.8	22yrs	222
Votes for the Republican Presidential candidate in Texas	r=0.89	6yrs	214
Votes for the Republican Presidential candidate in Georgia	r=0.88	6yrs	202
Viewership count for Days of Our Lives	r=0.77	22yrs	193
The marriage rate in Vermont	r=0.79	22yrs	192
NASA's budget as a percentage of the total US Federal Budget	r=0.74	23yrs	191
Number of Slot Machines in Nevada	r=0.72	23yrs	190
The divorce rate in Oregon	r=0.77	22yrs	190
Runs scored by the Oakland Athletics	r=0.75	23yrs	188
Nuclear power generation in United Kingdom	r=0.74	22yrs	186
Visitors to Disneyland	r=0.77	15yrs	182
Visitors to SeaWorld California	r=0.74	15yrs	166
The number of pediatricians in Ohio	r=0.77	20yrs	166
Popularity of the first name Clayton	r=0.75	23yrs	165
Popularity of the first name Anita	r=0.75	23yrs	165
The number of university communications teachers in Oklahoma	r=0.76	20yrs	165
Remaining Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon	r=0.69	23yrs	164
Popularity of the first name Devante	r=0.74	23yrs	164
Visitors to Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom	r=0.72	15yrs	159
Wins for the Atlanta Braves	r=0.69	23yrs	159
Runs scored by the Colorado Rockies	r=0.69	23yrs	159
The marriage rate in Michigan	r=0.77	22yrs	158
Kerosene used in Belgium	r=0.74	23yrs	154
US Tobacco Production	r=0.64	23yrs	150
Air pollution in Columbus	r=0.73	23yrs	150
Total annual sales of Ford Motors in the United States	r=0.66	22yrs	149
Total length of minutephysics YouTube videos	r=0.63	12yrs	148
The marriage rate in New Hampshire	r=0.77	22yrs	148
Customer satisfaction with Walmart	r=0.59	21yrs	147
Customer satisfaction with Whirlpool	r=0.58	22yrs	146
Arson in Rhode Island	r=0.7	23yrs	146
Arson in Nebraska	r=0.69	23yrs	145
Petroluem consumption in Germany	r=0.74	23yrs	144
Robberies in Puerto Rico	r=0.67	23yrs	142
The wind speed in Austin	r=0.71	23yrs	142
Customer satisfaction with FOXNews.com	r=0.61	12yrs	141
Automotive recalls for issues with Service Brakes, Air	r=0.54	23yrs	140
The marriage rate in Ohio	r=0.77	22yrs	138
Popularity of the first name Glen	r=0.74	23yrs	134
Kerosene used in Egypt	r=0.74	22yrs	132
Runs scored by the Chicago White Sox	r=0.68	23yrs	128
The marriage rate in Rhode Island	r=0.77	22yrs	128
Popularity of the first name Ted	r=0.74	23yrs	124
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Luxembourg	r=0.73	23yrs	122
Runs scored by the Cleveland Guardians	r=0.68	23yrs	118
The divorce rate in Ohio	r=0.76	22yrs	118
The number of first-line retail sales supervisors in Delaware	r=0.81	13yrs	116
Popularity of the first name Jarrod	r=0.73	23yrs	112
Motor vehicle thefts in New Hampshire	r=0.66	23yrs	110
Runs scored by the Kansas City Royals	r=0.68	23yrs	108
The divorce rate in New York	r=0.75	22yrs	107
The number of janitors and cleaners in New Jersey	r=0.75	20yrs	104
Popularity of the first name Kerri	r=0.73	23yrs	102
Motor vehicle thefts in New Jersey	r=0.66	23yrs	100
The divorce rate in Pennsylvania	r=0.75	22yrs	97
Wins for the Oakland Athletics	r=0.67	23yrs	96
Nuclear power generation in South Korea	r=-0.82	22yrs	96
The number of broadcast technicians in Maryland	r=0.74	20yrs	92
Popularity of the first name Leigh	r=0.73	23yrs	92
Ticket sales for Arizona Diamondbacks games	r=0.69	20yrs	86
The marriage rate in Kentucky	r=0.75	22yrs	86
Fossil fuel use in Honduras	r=-0.8	22yrs	84
Popularity of the first name Raquan	r=0.73	23yrs	82
The marriage rate in Maine	r=0.75	22yrs	76
Biomass power generated in Peru	r=-0.8	22yrs	74
Runs scored by the San Francisco Giants	r=0.65	23yrs	73
Popularity of the first name Christin	r=0.72	23yrs	70
The divorce rate in New Hampshire	r=0.74	22yrs	66
Electricity generation in Saint Vincent/Grenadines	r=-0.8	22yrs	64
The divorce rate in Vermont	r=0.74	22yrs	56
Gasoline pumped in Dominica	r=0.73	22yrs	51
The marriage rate in Minnesota	r=0.74	22yrs	44
Popularity of the first name Tyesha	r=0.75	20yrs	42
Jet fuel used in Gabon	r=0.73	22yrs	41
Kerosene used in Peru	r=0.73	22yrs	31
Popularity of the first name Iesha	r=0.73	22yrs	31
Jet fuel used in Barbados	r=0.72	22yrs	20
Popularity of the first name Alec	r=0.72	23yrs	20
The divorce rate in Tennessee	r=0.73	22yrs	14
Kerosene used in Guyana	r=0.72	22yrs	10
Popularity of the first name Michaela	r=0.72	23yrs	10
The marriage rate in Illinois	r=0.73	22yrs	2
Kerosene used in Portugal	r=0.72	23yrs	0
Popularity of the first name Whitney	r=0.72	23yrs	0
The marriage rate in South Carolina	r=0.73	22yrs	-8
Kerosene used in South Korea	r=0.72	23yrs	-10
Popularity of the first name Ross	r=0.72	23yrs	-10
The divorce rate in Maryland	r=0.72	22yrs	-18
Popularity of the first name Jeanette	r=0.72	23yrs	-20
Kerosene used in Brazil	r=0.71	22yrs	-22
The divorce rate in Texas	r=0.72	22yrs	-28
Popularity of the first name Moesha	r=0.77	15yrs	-30
Kerosene used in Uruguay	r=0.71	22yrs	-32
Popularity of the first name Yamilex	r=0.72	23yrs	-40
Popularity of the first name Maureen	r=0.72	23yrs	-50

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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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