Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about statistics

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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 statistics correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
The number of concierges in Ohio	r=0.92	16yrs	Yes!
Votes for Republican Senators in West Virginia	r=0.92	6yrs	No
The number of construction laborers in Mississippi	r=0.89	16yrs	No
Total views on LockPickingLawyer YouTube videos	r=0.88	9yrs	No
Votes for Republican Senators in Delaware	r=0.88	6yrs	No
The number of detectives and criminal investigators in South Carolina	r=0.86	16yrs	No
Total length of OverSimplified YouTube videos	r=0.86	7yrs	No
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Bahrain	r=0.78	15yrs	Yes!
US household spending on fresh vegetables	r=0.73	16yrs	No
Shark attacks in the United States	r=0.58	16yrs	No

xkcd comics published about statistics also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in California	r=0.87	15yrs	282
Grocery store spend in Illinois	r=0.85	14yrs	256
The number of preschool special education teachers in Indiana	r=0.86	11yrs	216
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Cuba	r=0.78	15yrs	162
The average number of likes on Simone Giertz's YouTube videos	r=0.85	10yrs	160
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Algeria	r=0.76	15yrs	158
Global sales revenue of elevators and escalators	r=0.83	6yrs	148
Global revenue from elevator and escalator sales	r=0.83	6yrs	144
The number of movies Anya Taylor-Joy appeared in	r=0.74	10yrs	144
Automotive recalls issued by BMW of North America	r=0.71	16yrs	143
Rain in Toronto	r=0.73	15yrs	142
Grocery store spend in Georgia	r=0.78	14yrs	140
Grocery store spend in Minnesota	r=0.78	14yrs	140
Google searches for 'n95 mask'	r=0.7	17yrs	140
Number of public school students in 8th grade	r=0.68	16yrs	137
VMware's stock price (VMW)	r=0.72	13yrs	137
Google searches for 'where to buy toilet paper'	r=0.68	17yrs	136
Google searches for 'adopt a dog'	r=0.68	17yrs	136
The number of movies Will Smith appeared in	r=0.64	16yrs	136
The number of movies Lily Collins appeared in	r=0.64	17yrs	136
US production of butter	r=0.69	15yrs	134
US milk fat used to produce butter	r=0.69	15yrs	134
Popularity of the first name Kareem	r=0.69	16yrs	134
Patents granted to Hyundai	r=0.73	8yrs	134
US dairy skim solids used to produce butter	r=0.69	15yrs	133
Patents granted to Amazon	r=0.72	9yrs	133
Rogers Communications' stock price (RCI)	r=0.66	17yrs	132
Popularity of the 'surprised pikachu' meme	r=0.61	17yrs	132
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Engineering technologies	r=0.68	10yrs	131
Number of public school students in 7th grade	r=0.64	16yrs	131
US household spending on fruits and vegetables	r=0.66	16yrs	131
Los Angeles Dodgers' Win/Loss Percentage in National League West Division	r=0.65	16yrs	130
Popularity of the first name Khalil	r=0.66	16yrs	130
US household spending on other household products	r=0.64	16yrs	128
Average views of LockPickingLawyer YouTube videos	r=0.82	9yrs	124
The number of medical appliance technicians in Georgia	r=0.84	16yrs	123
Solar power generated in Ukraine	r=0.79	12yrs	118
Total comments on LockPickingLawyer YouTube videos	r=0.82	9yrs	114
The number of pharmacists in New Jersey	r=0.83	16yrs	113
Google searches for 'humble pi'	r=0.68	17yrs	106
Renewable energy production in Cameroon	r=0.75	15yrs	105
Hispanic cheese consumption	r=0.63	15yrs	103
The number of public relations specialists in Georgia	r=0.83	16yrs	102
Total likes of LockPickingLawyer YouTube videos	r=0.81	9yrs	102
Google searches for 'helicopter accident'	r=0.67	17yrs	95
Butter consumption	r=0.62	15yrs	92
Average number of comments on Tom Scott's YouTube videos	r=0.76	15yrs	91
Renewable energy production in Austria	r=0.72	15yrs	90
Google searches for 'no cap'	r=0.65	17yrs	82
Average length of 3Blue1Brown YouTube videos	r=0.8	9yrs	81
Petroluem consumption in Mongolia	r=0.74	15yrs	80
US average dairy skim-solid content of cottage cheese	r=0.65	15yrs	76
Google searches for 'how to cut own hair'	r=0.65	17yrs	72
The number of paralegals in Indiana	r=0.83	14yrs	71
Average length of Simone Giertz's YouTube videos	r=0.78	10yrs	69
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Angola	r=0.73	15yrs	69
The number of public relations specialists in Ohio	r=0.82	16yrs	60
Google searches for 'white house hotline'	r=0.62	17yrs	60
Total comments on OverSimplified YouTube videos	r=0.79	7yrs	58
Solar power generated in Belarus	r=0.75	8yrs	58
Google searches for 'i have the flu'	r=0.63	17yrs	49
The number of crane operators in Kansas	r=0.81	16yrs	48
Total length of PBS Space Time YouTube videos	r=0.78	9yrs	48
Electricity generation in Ghana	r=0.7	15yrs	48
The number of technical writers in New Mexico	r=0.81	16yrs	38
Total views on Technology Connections YouTube videos	r=0.78	9yrs	38
Wind power generated in Nepal	r=0.75	8yrs	38
The number of cardiovascular technicians in South Carolina	r=0.81	16yrs	28
Total likes of Technology Connections YouTube videos	r=0.78	9yrs	28
Hydopower energy generated in Burundi	r=0.69	15yrs	26
The number of archivists in Virginia	r=0.81	16yrs	18
Average number of comments on Simone Giertz's YouTube videos	r=0.76	10yrs	16
Renewable energy production in Switzerland	r=0.69	15yrs	16
The number of cooks, institution and cafeteria in Arizona	r=0.8	16yrs	7
Average views of Technology Connections YouTube videos	r=0.76	9yrs	5
Electricity generation in Austria	r=0.68	15yrs	4
The number of pharmacists in District of Columbia	r=0.79	16yrs	-3
Total comments on SmarterEveryDay YouTube videos	r=0.7	17yrs	-6
Renewable energy production in Burundi	r=0.68	15yrs	-6
The number of medical equipment repairers in Louisiana	r=0.8	16yrs	-13
Hydopower energy generated in Bolivia	r=0.67	15yrs	-17
How fun LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.74	9yrs	-18
The number of pesticide handlers in North Dakota	r=0.8	16yrs	-23
Nuclear power generation in Czechia	r=0.67	15yrs	-27
How insightful 'Be Smart' science YouTube video titles are	r=0.73	11yrs	-28
The number of dietitians and nutritionists in Pennsylvania	r=0.8	16yrs	-33
Electricity generation in Nepal	r=0.67	15yrs	-37
Total length of CGP Grey YouTube videos	r=0.71	13yrs	-38
The number of file clerks in Guam	r=0.8	16yrs	-43
Hydopower energy generated in Nepal	r=0.67	15yrs	-47
Average number of comments on minutephysics YouTube videos	r=0.7	13yrs	-50
Wind power generated in Taiwan	r=0.67	15yrs	-57

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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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