Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about experiments

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Data source: AI analysis of xkcd comics
Additional Info: ^{See full details} I designed a Python workflow to perform OCR on every xkcd comic, feed that text into a large language model, and ask the model whether this comic was about the category named in the title.

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xkcd comics published about experiments correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Popularity of the first name Marcel	r=0.86	16yrs	No
Google searches for 'dr pepper vs mr pibb'	r=0.66	17yrs	No

xkcd comics published about experiments also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of university philosophy and religion teachers in Texas	r=0.95	16yrs	354
The number of truck drivers in Idaho	r=0.9	13yrs	314
Micron Technology's stock price (MU)	r=0.86	17yrs	302
Electricity generation in Greenland	r=0.86	15yrs	302
Annual US household spending on utilities	r=0.85	16yrs	300
Popularity of the first name Kade	r=0.85	16yrs	298
The number of special education teachers in District of Columbia	r=0.9	11yrs	292
The number of veterinarians in Minnesota	r=0.87	16yrs	252
The number of environmental science teachers in North Carolina	r=0.87	16yrs	242
Snowy days in Fort Worth	r=0.87	6yrs	239
The number of nursing instructors and teachers in Kansas	r=0.86	16yrs	231
The number of veterinarians in Texas	r=0.86	16yrs	221
The number of consultants in Vermont	r=0.86	16yrs	211
The number of loan officers in Wyoming	r=0.86	16yrs	201
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Elon Musk	r=0.85	16yrs	199
Annual US household spending on electricity	r=0.85	16yrs	194
Microsoft's Worldwide Earnings	r=0.83	16yrs	192
T. Rowe Price Group's stock price (TROW)	r=0.83	17yrs	192
Illumina's stock price (ILMN)	r=0.83	17yrs	192
Annual US household spending on beef	r=0.83	16yrs	192
US household spending on home maintenance	r=0.83	16yrs	192
The number of commercial pilots in Florida	r=0.85	16yrs	190
Annual US household spending on processed vegetables	r=0.82	16yrs	190
Sales of LP/Vinyl Albums	r=0.79	16yrs	174
Cost to send a letter via the USPS	r=0.8	16yrs	173
Automotive recalls issued by Ford Motor Company	r=0.79	16yrs	170
Annual US household spending on meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	r=0.82	16yrs	170
Annual US household spending on eggs	r=0.82	16yrs	170
Annual US household spending on property taxes	r=0.82	16yrs	170
Annual US household spending on home maintenance	r=0.82	16yrs	170
Popularity of the first name Shay	r=0.82	16yrs	168
Annual US household spending on fruits and vegetables	r=0.81	16yrs	168
The number of Breweries in the United States	r=0.75	16yrs	167
Ticket prices at North American movie theaters	r=0.78	16yrs	167
Annual Revenue of the Lego Group	r=0.8	16yrs	167
Google's Net Income	r=0.8	16yrs	167
Google searches for 'what is my zodiac sign'	r=0.78	17yrs	166
Google searches for 'who is alexa'	r=0.78	17yrs	166
Hydopower energy generated in Pakistan	r=0.79	15yrs	166
Google's Advertising Revenue	r=0.78	16yrs	164
Google's annual advertising revenue	r=0.78	16yrs	164
Google's Annual Global Revenue	r=0.78	16yrs	164
Annual Revenue of Walt Disney Company	r=0.76	16yrs	164
Automotive recalls issued by Hyundai Motor America	r=0.75	16yrs	164
Fossil fuel use in Saint Pierre and Miquelon	r=0.77	15yrs	163
Inflation in the US	r=0.77	16yrs	162
US Wind Power Generation Capacity	r=0.77	16yrs	162
The number of phlebotomists in New Jersey	r=0.87	11yrs	159
Ecolab's stock price (ECL)	r=0.8	17yrs	158
The number of MRI technicians in South Dakota	r=0.87	11yrs	148
Popularity of the first name Shiloh	r=0.82	16yrs	138
The number of ophthalmic medical technicians in Arkansas	r=0.86	11yrs	136
The Walt Disney Company's stock price (DIS)	r=0.8	17yrs	132
Hydopower energy generated in Rwanda	r=0.76	15yrs	132
Popularity of the first name Kai	r=0.81	16yrs	127
The number of phlebotomists in Texas	r=0.85	11yrs	126
Wind power generated in Ukraine	r=0.76	15yrs	122
Walmart's stock price (WMT)	r=0.76	17yrs	118
Popularity of the first name Denver	r=0.81	16yrs	117
Annual US household spending on fresh vegetables	r=0.79	16yrs	116
The number of nurse practitioners in Nebraska	r=0.85	11yrs	114
Annual US household spending on housing	r=0.79	16yrs	111
Apple's annual net income	r=0.76	16yrs	111
PPG Industries' stock price (PPG)	r=0.8	17yrs	108
Popularity of the first name Sonny	r=0.81	16yrs	107
Annual US household spending on pork	r=0.78	16yrs	104
The number of computer user support specialists in Texas	r=0.85	11yrs	104
Annual US household spending on fish and seafood	r=0.78	16yrs	99
Popularity of the first name Nico	r=0.81	16yrs	97
Salesforce's stock price (CRM)	r=0.79	17yrs	96
Annual US household spending on fresh fruits	r=0.78	16yrs	94
Annual US household spending on major appliances	r=0.78	16yrs	89
Popularity of the first name Luciano	r=0.81	16yrs	87
Novartis AG's stock price (NVS)	r=0.79	17yrs	86
Netflix's stock price (NFLX)	r=0.76	17yrs	76
Popularity of the first name Forrest	r=0.8	16yrs	76
Intel's stock price (INTC)	r=0.79	17yrs	66
Popularity of the first name August	r=0.8	16yrs	66
Union Pacific's stock price (UNP)	r=0.79	17yrs	56
Popularity of the first name Amari	r=0.8	16yrs	56
Medtronic's stock price (MDT)	r=0.79	17yrs	46
Popularity of the first name Storm	r=0.8	16yrs	46
Popularity of the first name Sunny	r=0.8	16yrs	36
American Tower's stock price (AMT)	r=0.78	17yrs	35
Popularity of the first name Teddy	r=0.8	16yrs	26
The Sherwin-Williams Company's stock price (SHW)	r=0.77	17yrs	25
Crown Castle's stock price (CCI)	r=0.78	17yrs	15
Popularity of the first name Myles	r=0.79	16yrs	14
The number of physician assistants in Connecticut	r=0.84	16yrs	13
Fidelity National Information Services' stock price (FIS)	r=0.78	17yrs	5
Popularity of the first name Sage	r=0.79	16yrs	4
The number of producers and directors in Montana	r=0.84	16yrs	3
ANSYs' stock price (ANSS)	r=0.78	17yrs	-5
Popularity of the first name Blair	r=0.79	16yrs	-6
The number of social work teachers in North Carolina	r=0.84	16yrs	-7
Align Technology's stock price (ALGN)	r=0.78	17yrs	-15
Popularity of the first name Phoebe	r=0.79	16yrs	-16
The number of university engineering teachers in Pennsylvania	r=0.84	16yrs	-17
Amazon.com's stock price (AMZN)	r=0.75	17yrs	-26
Popularity of the first name Georgia	r=0.79	16yrs	-26

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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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