Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about existentialism

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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 existentialism correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
The number of data entry keyers in Nebraska	r=0.96	16yrs	Yes!
Google searches for 'daylight savings time'	r=0.88	17yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Huntington, Indiana	r=0.87	10yrs	Yes!
Air pollution in Worcester, Massachusetts	r=0.86	10yrs	Yes!
Average number of comments on MinuteEarth YouTube videos	r=0.86	11yrs	Yes!
Customer satisfaction with Whirlpool	r=0.86	15yrs	No
Air pollution in Mobile, Alabama	r=0.81	12yrs	Yes!
Runs scored by the Detroit Tigers	r=0.6	17yrs	No

xkcd comics published about existentialism also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Popularity of the first name Jarrett	r=0.95	16yrs	403
The number of orderlies in Tennessee	r=0.95	11yrs	380
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Barbra Streisand	r=0.9	17yrs	372
Popularity of the first name Fabian	r=0.93	16yrs	370
Popularity of the first name Julissa	r=0.93	16yrs	370
Arson in Idaho	r=0.93	16yrs	359
The number of bill collectors in Montana	r=0.93	16yrs	353
Total views on minutephysics YouTube videos	r=0.91	13yrs	342
Bachelor's degrees awarded in literature	r=0.94	10yrs	340
Popularity of the first name Aldo	r=0.93	16yrs	340
Remaining Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon	r=0.87	16yrs	338
Associates degrees awarded in Management information systems	r=0.93	11yrs	338
Associates degrees awarded in Business operations	r=0.93	11yrs	338
United States music album sales	r=0.89	16yrs	336
Patents granted to Toshiba	r=0.92	12yrs	336
Physical album shipment volume in the United States	r=0.88	16yrs	334
The distance between Neptune and the Sun	r=0.86	17yrs	334
The distance between Neptune and the moon	r=0.86	17yrs	334
Kerosene used in Japan	r=0.89	16yrs	334
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Lithuania	r=0.88	16yrs	332
Popularity of the first name Kacy	r=0.93	16yrs	330
Burglaries in Minnesota	r=0.89	16yrs	323
Robberies in Arkansas	r=0.89	16yrs	323
The number of human resources assistants in Oklahoma	r=0.93	16yrs	322
Popularity of the first name Angeline	r=0.93	16yrs	320
Average views of MinuteEarth YouTube videos	r=0.9	11yrs	318
Air pollution in Clarksville, Tennessee	r=0.96	6yrs	314
The number of switchboard operators in Virginia	r=0.93	16yrs	312
Number of articles Matt Levine published on Bloomberg on Fridays	r=0.9	10yrs	311
Cottage cheese consumption	r=0.88	15yrs	310
Popularity of the first name Austin	r=0.92	16yrs	308
Associates degrees awarded in Accounting	r=0.92	11yrs	306
The distance between Neptune and Earth	r=0.86	17yrs	304
The number of structural iron and steel workers in West Virginia	r=0.93	16yrs	302
GMO use in cotton	r=0.85	16yrs	302
Patents granted to Sony	r=0.89	12yrs	302
Petroluem consumption in Japan	r=0.87	16yrs	301
Popularity of the first name Jaclyn	r=0.92	16yrs	298
Associates degrees awarded in health assistance	r=0.92	11yrs	296
Air pollution in Wausau, Wisconsin	r=0.93	8yrs	296
The number of judges in Mississippi	r=0.92	16yrs	290
Burglaries in Oregon	r=0.87	16yrs	290
Popularity of the first name Kaley	r=0.92	16yrs	288
Associates degrees awarded in law enforcement	r=0.92	11yrs	286
GMO use in corn grown in Texas	r=0.85	17yrs	286
Average views of SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.89	10yrs	286
Air pollution in Michigan City, Indiana	r=0.86	17yrs	285
The marriage rate in Arkansas	r=0.89	15yrs	284
The number of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in Arizona	r=0.94	13yrs	280
Robberies in Connecticut	r=0.87	16yrs	280
The marriage rate in Nevada	r=0.86	15yrs	280
Popularity of the first name Mandy	r=0.92	16yrs	278
Associates degrees awarded in Visual and performing arts	r=0.92	11yrs	276
The distance between Neptune and Saturn	r=0.85	17yrs	272
The number of secretaries in Colorado	r=0.93	13yrs	270
Robberies in Connecticut	r=0.87	16yrs	270
Gasoline pumped in Finland	r=0.86	16yrs	270
Popularity of the first name Carey	r=0.92	16yrs	268
Associates degrees awarded in Criminal justice and corrections	r=0.91	11yrs	265
The number of secretaries in Montana	r=0.93	13yrs	260
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Japan	r=0.86	16yrs	260
Popularity of the first name Ian	r=0.91	16yrs	257
The number of switchboard operators in Florida	r=0.91	16yrs	248
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Australia	r=0.85	16yrs	248
Air pollution in Sevierville, Tennessee	r=0.92	6yrs	248
Popularity of the first name Alexandria	r=0.91	16yrs	247
The number of electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment in Georgia	r=0.91	16yrs	238
Popularity of the first name Julie	r=0.91	16yrs	237
Bachelor's degrees awarded in linguistics	r=0.92	10yrs	237
The number of prepress technicians and workers in North Carolina	r=0.91	16yrs	228
Arson in Iowa	r=0.86	16yrs	228
Popularity of the first name Perla	r=0.91	16yrs	227
Associates degrees awarded in Legal professions and studies	r=0.91	11yrs	225
The number of millwrights in Oregon	r=0.91	16yrs	218
Burglaries in Arizona	r=0.86	16yrs	218
Popularity of the first name Jarred	r=0.91	16yrs	217
Master's degrees awarded in literature	r=0.9	10yrs	214
The number of boiler operators in Utah	r=0.91	16yrs	208
Robberies in Pennsylvania	r=0.86	16yrs	208
Popularity of the first name Geoffrey	r=0.91	16yrs	207
The number of switchboard operators in West Virginia	r=0.91	16yrs	198
Popularity of the first name Elyssa	r=0.91	16yrs	197
The number of secretaries in Virgin Islands	r=0.92	13yrs	188
Popularity of the first name Linsey	r=0.91	16yrs	187
The number of maintenance workers, machinery in New Jersey	r=0.9	16yrs	177
Popularity of the first name Kathryn	r=0.9	16yrs	176
Associates degrees awarded in Business	r=0.89	11yrs	172
Associates degrees awarded in Engineering technologies	r=0.89	11yrs	162
Associates degrees awarded in Health professions	r=0.89	11yrs	152
Master's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=0.89	10yrs	142
The number of file clerks in Minnesota	r=0.9	16yrs	137
Master's degrees awarded in Liberal arts	r=0.89	10yrs	132
The number of CEOs in Ohio	r=0.89	16yrs	127
Master's degrees awarded in Social sciences and history	r=0.89	10yrs	122
Master's degrees awarded in Transportation	r=0.89	10yrs	112
Master's degrees awarded in Architecture	r=0.88	10yrs	101
Associates degrees awarded in Business management	r=0.86	11yrs	88

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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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