Top variables that correlate with Air pollution in Boston

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Air pollution in Boston correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Thanksgiving	r=0.92	15yrs	No
Google searches for 'snoop dog'	r=0.86	18yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Dianna	r=0.77	42yrs	No
Kerosene used in Peru	r=0.77	42yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Dale	r=0.77	42yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Thomas	r=0.76	42yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Matthew	r=0.76	42yrs	No
Hydopower energy generated in Denmark	r=0.76	42yrs	No
Burglary rates in the US	r=0.68	37yrs	No
NASA's budget as a percentage of the total US Federal Budget	r=0.64	42yrs	No
Average number of milk cows in the United States	r=0.62	42yrs	No
Hotdogs consumed by Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition Champion	r=-0.71	42yrs	No

Air pollution in Boston also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of psychiatric aides in Massachusetts	r=0.85	19yrs	332
The number of postal service machine operators in Massachusetts	r=0.85	19yrs	332
How clickbait-y PBS Space Time YouTube video titles are	r=0.95	7yrs	332
Johnson Controls International's stock price (JCI)	r=0.83	20yrs	246
How insightful Computerphile YouTube video titles are	r=0.87	9yrs	246
Viewership count for Days of Our Lives	r=0.74	42yrs	238
Kerosene used in United States	r=0.76	42yrs	236
Arson in United States	r=0.72	37yrs	234
Remaining Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon	r=0.73	35yrs	232
Motor vehicle thefts	r=0.71	37yrs	232
Motor vehicle thefts in Massachusetts	r=0.71	37yrs	232
The number of sewing machine operators in Massachusetts	r=0.85	19yrs	228
The distance between Neptune and the moon	r=0.77	42yrs	220
Popularity of the first name Hollie	r=0.79	42yrs	220
Popularity of the first name Bryon	r=0.79	42yrs	220
The distance between Neptune and the Sun	r=0.76	42yrs	218
The distance between Neptune and Earth	r=0.76	42yrs	218
Popularity of the first name Melvin	r=0.78	42yrs	218
Ice cream consumption	r=0.76	32yrs	214
Sherbet consumption	r=0.7	32yrs	206
Gasoline pumped in France	r=0.75	42yrs	204
Total number of automotive recalls	r=-0.72	42yrs	196
Kerosene used in Thailand	r=0.75	42yrs	194
The number of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts	r=0.83	19yrs	194
Google searches for 'harry potter'	r=0.81	18yrs	192
Popularity of the first name Darin	r=0.78	42yrs	188
Automotive recalls for issues with the Power Train	r=-0.65	42yrs	188
The distance between Neptune and Mercury	r=0.75	42yrs	187
Automotive recalls for issues with the Electrical System	r=-0.64	42yrs	187
Customer satisfaction with Apple	r=-0.76	28yrs	186
Kerosene used in Brazil	r=0.74	42yrs	182
Patents granted in the US	r=-0.71	41yrs	180
AIG's stock price (AIG)	r=0.73	20yrs	180
USA Population	r=-0.76	42yrs	179
Lloyds Banking Group's stock price (LYG)	r=0.72	20yrs	179
Patents granted in the US	r=-0.71	41yrs	178
Popularity of the first name Brian	r=0.77	42yrs	177
Budget for largest movie production	r=-0.71	42yrs	177
US Annual Tax Revenue	r=-0.73	42yrs	176
UFO sightings in Massachusetts	r=-0.65	42yrs	176
Total number of live births in Australia	r=-0.72	42yrs	175
Number of Lawyers in the United States	r=-0.72	33yrs	174
Average milk produced per cow in the US	r=-0.77	42yrs	173
Violent crime rates	r=0.64	37yrs	172
Kerosene used globally	r=0.73	42yrs	171
Google searches for 'Tom Scott'	r=0.82	15yrs	170
Annual Revenue of Walt Disney Company	r=-0.74	31yrs	169
Intel Corporation's annual revenue	r=-0.72	35yrs	168
xkcd comics published about romance	r=0.77	15yrs	168
Popularity of the first name Erin	r=0.77	42yrs	167
Number of households headed by single fathers in the United States	r=-0.72	32yrs	166
The distance between Neptune and Venus	r=0.66	42yrs	164
Kerosene used in El Salvador	r=0.73	42yrs	161
Popularity of the first name Cynthia	r=0.77	42yrs	157
The number of prepress technicians and workers in Massachusetts	r=0.82	19yrs	153
Fossil fuel use in Sierra Leone	r=0.7	42yrs	150
Orange's stock price (ORAN)	r=0.71	20yrs	148
Popularity of the first name Holly	r=0.77	42yrs	147
Robberies in the US	r=0.65	37yrs	143
The number of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Massachusetts	r=0.81	19yrs	142
Kerosene used in Romania	r=0.72	42yrs	140
Google searches for 'learn spanish'	r=0.79	18yrs	139
Popularity of the first name Jimmy	r=0.77	42yrs	137
Milk consumption	r=0.69	32yrs	136
Citigroup's stock price (C)	r=0.7	20yrs	136
The number of file clerks in Massachusetts	r=0.81	19yrs	132
Burglaries in Massachusetts	r=0.64	37yrs	132
Gasoline pumped in Austria	r=0.71	42yrs	128
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's stock price (SMFG)	r=0.72	18yrs	126
Cottage cheese consumption	r=0.67	32yrs	121
Gasoline pumped in Bulgaria	r=0.71	42yrs	118
The number of telephone operators in Massachusetts	r=0.79	18yrs	118
Popularity of the first name Milton	r=0.77	42yrs	117
Kerosene used in Egypt	r=0.71	42yrs	108
The number of postal service clerks in Massachusetts	r=0.78	19yrs	107
Kerosene used in Turkiye	r=0.71	42yrs	98
Popularity of the first name Dora	r=0.77	42yrs	97
The number of furniture finishers in Massachusetts	r=0.77	19yrs	96
Popularity of the first name Erich	r=0.77	42yrs	87
Gasoline pumped in Belgium	r=0.7	42yrs	86
Popularity of the first name Deana	r=0.77	42yrs	77
Kerosene used in Norway	r=0.7	42yrs	76
Kerosene used in Argentina	r=0.68	42yrs	64
Popularity of the first name John	r=0.76	42yrs	56
Petroluem consumption in Bulgaria	r=0.68	42yrs	54
Kerosene used in China	r=0.68	42yrs	44
Popularity of the first name Eric	r=0.76	42yrs	36
Petroluem consumption in Denmark	r=0.68	42yrs	34
Popularity of the first name Nicole	r=0.76	42yrs	26

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