Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about social media

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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 social media correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Biomass power generated in Malta	r=0.9	11yrs	Yes!
Total length of LockPickingLawyer YouTube videos	r=0.88	9yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Neil	r=0.72	16yrs	Yes!

xkcd comics published about social media also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Average number of comments on Extra History YouTube videos	r=0.89	12yrs	288
How good LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.87	9yrs	266
The number of MRI technicians in Mississippi	r=0.87	11yrs	258
The number of hazardous materials removal workers in Wyoming	r=0.86	11yrs	256
The number of labor relations specialists in Maryland	r=0.86	11yrs	256
Air pollution in Oxnard, California	r=0.73	17yrs	140
The number of movies Meryl Streep appeared in	r=0.66	17yrs	140
Number of public school students in 4th grade	r=0.67	16yrs	136
Customer satisfaction with Publix	r=0.68	14yrs	134
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Lesotho	r=0.7	15yrs	134
Petroluem consumption in Kyrgyzstan	r=0.68	15yrs	132
Number of public school students in 5th grade	r=0.63	16yrs	130
Associates degrees awarded in Natural resources and conservation	r=0.67	11yrs	129
The number of movies Dakota Fanning appeared in	r=0.59	17yrs	129
Popularity of the first name Zane	r=0.65	16yrs	128
Popularity of the first name Reagan	r=0.65	16yrs	128
The number of movies Gemma Arterton appeared in	r=0.58	17yrs	128
How professional-sounding LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.84	9yrs	127
Number of websites on the internet	r=0.63	12yrs	127
Hot days in Sydney	r=0.62	16yrs	126
Global count of operating nuclear power plants	r=0.6	16yrs	122
Customer satisfaction with Kroger	r=0.6	14yrs	122
US household spending on laundry and cleaning supplies	r=0.6	16yrs	122
Number of articles Matt Levine published on Bloomberg on Fridays	r=0.64	10yrs	122
Justin Upton's yearly run total	r=0.59	16yrs	120
Popularity of the 'chuck norris' meme	r=0.53	17yrs	120
Air pollution in Sonora, California	r=0.68	17yrs	118
Customer satisfaction with gas stations	r=0.57	14yrs	117
US kids in public school	r=0.54	16yrs	116
How cool LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.83	9yrs	116
Anheuser-Busch InBev's stock price (BUD)	r=0.57	14yrs	115
Air quality in Brunswick, Georgia	r=0.66	17yrs	115
Patents granted to International Business Machines	r=0.58	12yrs	115
Google searches for 'boujee'	r=0.66	8yrs	114
Robberies in Alaska	r=0.63	16yrs	114
The number of operations research analysts in Arkansas	r=0.78	16yrs	114
How insightful Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.81	12yrs	106
Petroluem consumption in Saint Vincent/Grenadines	r=0.67	15yrs	100
How geeky 3Blue1Brown YouTube video titles are	r=0.83	9yrs	96
Popularity of the first name Jana	r=0.64	16yrs	96
The number of movies Dominic Monaghan appeared in	r=0.56	16yrs	94
The number of college psychology teachers in Louisiana	r=0.81	12yrs	90
Fossil fuel use in Sierra Leone	r=0.63	15yrs	87
Popularity of the first name Skyla	r=0.64	16yrs	86
The average number of likes on SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.82	10yrs	85
Air quality in San Antonio, Texas	r=0.65	17yrs	84
The number of movies Naomi Watts appeared in	r=0.54	17yrs	82
The number of nursing assistants in Kentucky	r=0.82	11yrs	80
Total comments on Computerphile YouTube videos	r=0.81	11yrs	74
Jet fuel used in Mauritania	r=0.62	15yrs	72
Number of Scooby Doo direct-to-video films released	r=0.55	16yrs	70
Popularity of the first name Fiona	r=0.59	16yrs	69
The number of event planners in District of Columbia	r=0.8	11yrs	67
Total likes of SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.8	10yrs	62
Jet fuel used in Pakistan	r=0.61	15yrs	61
Popularity of the first name Anderson	r=0.59	16yrs	59
The number of movies Rooney Mara appeared in	r=0.53	16yrs	59
The number of orderlies in Missouri	r=0.8	11yrs	57
Average views of Casually Explained YouTube videos	r=0.81	9yrs	52
Petroluem consumption in Seychelles	r=0.61	15yrs	51
Popularity of the first name Benjamin	r=0.58	16yrs	48
The number of computer network support specialists in Vermont	r=0.8	11yrs	47
The number of movies Jude Law appeared in	r=0.5	17yrs	46
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Saint Vincent/Grenadines	r=0.6	15yrs	40
How geeky SciShow Space YouTube video titles are	r=0.79	10yrs	40
Popularity of the first name Eva	r=0.58	16yrs	38
The number of movies Karl Urban appeared in	r=0.51	16yrs	36
The number of secretaries in Arizona	r=0.77	13yrs	36
Kerosene used in Zimbabwe	r=0.6	15yrs	30
Total comments on SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.79	10yrs	30
Popularity of the first name Caroline	r=0.57	16yrs	26
The number of motorboat mechanics in Puerto Rico	r=0.78	12yrs	25
Total likes of Computerphile YouTube videos	r=0.78	11yrs	20
Jet fuel used in Aruba	r=0.59	15yrs	18
Popularity of the first name Harley	r=0.57	16yrs	16
The number of adhesive bonding machine operators in Illinois	r=0.77	13yrs	14
Popularity of the first name Genesis	r=0.57	16yrs	6
Kerosene used in Australia	r=0.57	16yrs	6
Total views on SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.76	10yrs	6
The number of childcare workers in Utah	r=0.77	13yrs	4
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Malaysia	r=0.58	15yrs	-4
How nerdy LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.77	9yrs	-4
The number of computer network support specialists in Arizona	r=0.78	11yrs	-6
How good Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.75	12yrs	-14
Gasoline pumped in Antigua and Barbuda	r=0.57	15yrs	-15
The number of transportation security screeners in Wisconsin	r=0.78	11yrs	-16
Total comments on Extra History YouTube videos	r=0.75	12yrs	-24
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Antigua and Barbuda	r=0.57	15yrs	-25
The number of pipelayers in Alabama	r=0.74	16yrs	-27
Total views on Casually Explained YouTube videos	r=0.77	9yrs	-34
Kerosene used in Kenya	r=0.57	15yrs	-35
The number of civil engineers in Maryland	r=0.74	16yrs	-37
Jet fuel used in Nepal	r=0.57	15yrs	-45
How geeky LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.75	9yrs	-46
The number of brokerage clerks in Ohio	r=0.74	16yrs	-47
Electricity generation in Afghanistan	r=0.54	15yrs	-56
The number of butchers in Virginia	r=0.74	16yrs	-57
The number of bailiffs in Kentucky	r=0.72	16yrs	-68

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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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