Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about the internet

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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 the internet correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
How 'hip and with it' Matt Parker's YouTube video titles are	r=0.88	13yrs	No
The number of typists in Missouri	r=0.83	16yrs	Yes!
Customer satisfaction with The U.S. Postal Service	r=0.81	15yrs	Yes!
The number of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts	r=0.74	16yrs	No

xkcd comics published about the internet also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of university fitness studies teachers in New Hampshire	r=0.87	14yrs	280
Freezing temperatures in Phoenix	r=0.91	6yrs	275
The number of transportation security screeners in Hawaii	r=0.87	11yrs	258
Air pollution in Fresno, California	r=0.82	17yrs	174
Air pollution in San Jose, California	r=0.82	17yrs	174
The number of college computer science teachers in Maine	r=0.83	16yrs	172
Popularity of the first name Salina	r=0.79	16yrs	164
Ecopetrol's stock price (EC)	r=0.77	15yrs	162
US household spending on dairy products	r=0.76	16yrs	161
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Liberal arts	r=0.84	10yrs	155
Bachelor's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=0.83	10yrs	154
How insightful Deep Look YouTube video titles are	r=0.81	10yrs	154
How trendy Matt Parker's YouTube video titles are	r=0.78	13yrs	152
Air pollution in Modesto, California	r=0.8	17yrs	151
Total number of batters faced by Joe Nathan	r=0.83	10yrs	148
Hydopower energy generated in Syria	r=0.76	15yrs	146
Hydopower energy generated in Philippines	r=0.74	15yrs	144
Total Receiving Yards by Steve Smith	r=0.8	10yrs	143
US household spending on fresh milk and cream	r=0.74	16yrs	143
GMO use in cotton in Alabama	r=0.75	16yrs	142
The distance between Neptune and Mercury	r=0.72	17yrs	142
Popularity of the first name Andria	r=0.74	16yrs	142
Vodafone Group's stock price (VOD)	r=0.72	17yrs	141
Associates degrees awarded in Management information systems	r=0.75	11yrs	141
Google searches for 'why isnt 11 pronounced onety one'	r=0.66	16yrs	140
US household spending on gasoline	r=0.72	16yrs	140
Hydopower energy generated in North Korea	r=0.72	15yrs	140
US average dairy skim-solid content of dry milk products (net)	r=0.74	15yrs	139
Popularity of the first name Hanna	r=0.72	16yrs	138
Popularity of the 'what does the fox say' meme	r=0.69	11yrs	138
Popularity of the 'pepe' meme	r=-0.81	17yrs	136
Eni S.p.A.'s stock price (E)	r=0.67	17yrs	134
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Morgan Stanley	r=0.64	17yrs	134
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Deloitte	r=0.64	17yrs	134
Google searches for 'Gangnam Style'	r=0.69	12yrs	133
US music album sales	r=0.67	16yrs	132
The distance between Uranus and Mercury	r=0.65	17yrs	132
The distance between Uranus and Venus	r=0.65	17yrs	132
How insightful 3Blue1Brown YouTube video titles are	r=0.81	9yrs	122
Air pollution in Santa Maria, California	r=0.8	17yrs	121
The number of middle school teachers in Louisiana	r=0.85	13yrs	112
Air pollution in Sacramento	r=0.77	17yrs	110
Total views on minutephysics YouTube videos	r=0.76	13yrs	109
Master's degrees awarded in Transportation	r=0.73	10yrs	108
Popularity of the first name Lloyd	r=0.72	16yrs	108
Electricity generation in Ukraine	r=0.69	15yrs	106
Air pollution in Visalia, California	r=0.79	17yrs	100
Popularity of the first name Symone	r=0.72	16yrs	98
Average number of comments on 3Blue1Brown YouTube videos	r=0.78	9yrs	98
Master's degrees awarded in Library science	r=0.71	10yrs	96
Kerosene used in Kazakhstan	r=0.7	15yrs	94
The number of musicians in Minnesota	r=0.77	16yrs	92
Popularity of the first name Magaly	r=0.71	16yrs	87
Air pollution in Olympia, Washington	r=0.77	17yrs	86
Associates degrees awarded in Accounting	r=0.71	11yrs	85
Average views of Numberphile YouTube videos	r=0.72	13yrs	83
Fossil fuel use in North Macedonia	r=0.66	15yrs	82
The number of loan interviewers and clerks in New York	r=0.77	16yrs	82
Associates degrees awarded in Business and management	r=0.71	11yrs	75
Popularity of the first name Randall	r=0.69	16yrs	74
Air pollution in Vallejo, California	r=0.75	17yrs	74
Total comments on minutephysics YouTube videos	r=0.72	13yrs	73
The number of proofreaders in New York	r=0.77	16yrs	72
Associates degrees awarded in Engineering technologies	r=0.7	11yrs	64
Popularity of the first name Ervin	r=0.69	16yrs	64
Air pollution in Show Low, Arizona	r=0.74	17yrs	62
The number of surveying and mapping technicians in Arizona	r=0.76	16yrs	61
How nerdy SciShow Space YouTube video titles are	r=0.72	10yrs	60
Associates degrees awarded in Legal professions and studies	r=0.7	11yrs	54
Popularity of the first name Teresa	r=0.68	16yrs	52
The number of automotive body repairers in Maryland	r=0.76	16yrs	51
How good CGP Grey YouTube video titles are	r=0.7	13yrs	50
Master's degrees awarded in Education	r=0.7	10yrs	44
Popularity of the first name Jodi	r=0.68	16yrs	42
The number of advertising sales agents in Oregon	r=0.76	16yrs	41
Total likes of Vihart's YouTube videos	r=0.67	15yrs	38
Popularity of the first name Elissa	r=0.68	16yrs	32
The number of colelge chemistry teachers in Rhode Island	r=0.76	16yrs	31
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Social sciences and history	r=0.68	10yrs	31
Total comments on 3Blue1Brown YouTube videos	r=0.71	9yrs	28
Popularity of the first name Hollie	r=0.68	16yrs	22
The number of ticket agents in Colorado	r=0.75	16yrs	20
The average number of likes on Computerphile YouTube videos	r=0.7	11yrs	18
Popularity of the first name Jim	r=0.68	16yrs	12
The number of foundry mold and coremakers in Indiana	r=0.75	16yrs	10
Total views on CGP Grey YouTube videos	r=0.68	13yrs	7
Popularity of the first name Suzanna	r=0.68	16yrs	2
The number of boilermakers in Ohio	r=0.75	16yrs	0
How 'hip and with it' Tom Scott's YouTube video titles are	r=0.65	15yrs	-6
The number of college psychology teachers in Rhode Island	r=0.75	16yrs	-10
Total comments on Vihart's YouTube videos	r=0.65	15yrs	-16
The number of prepress technicians and workers in Vermont	r=0.75	16yrs	-20
Total comments on CGP Grey YouTube videos	r=0.66	13yrs	-26
The number of sheet metal workers in West Virginia	r=0.75	16yrs	-30
How professional-sounding 3Blue1Brown YouTube video titles are	r=0.68	9yrs	-37
The number of ticket agents in Virgin Islands	r=0.75	16yrs	-40
Total views on Vihart's YouTube videos	r=0.63	15yrs	-48

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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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