Top variables that correlate with US bank failures

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US bank failures correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Air pollution in Lincoln, Nebraska	r=0.98	10yrs	No
Google searches for 'Gangnam Style'	r=0.96	12yrs	No
Popularity of the 'gangnam style' meme	r=0.96	12yrs	No
Bachelor's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=0.95	10yrs	No
Popularity of the 'call me maybe' meme	r=0.94	12yrs	No
Master's degrees awarded in Education	r=0.93	10yrs	Yes!
Pirate attacks globally	r=0.92	14yrs	No
Master's degrees awarded in Library science	r=0.91	10yrs	No
Master's degrees awarded in Liberal arts	r=0.91	10yrs	No
Geothermal power generated in Ethiopia	r=0.88	22yrs	No
The number of middle school teachers in Texas	r=0.88	13yrs	No
Google searches for 'why do i have green poop'	r=0.87	20yrs	Yes!
The number of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents in California	r=0.84	13yrs	No
The number of interpreters and translators in Puerto Rico	r=0.84	20yrs	Yes!
Number of Earthquakes in the United States	r=0.83	13yrs	No
Google searches for 'call of duty'	r=0.83	20yrs	No
Air pollution in Seneca, South Carolina	r=0.83	8yrs	Yes!
Unemployment in the US	r=0.82	23yrs	No
The number of adhesive bonding machine operators in New Jersey	r=0.82	13yrs	Yes!
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Architecture	r=0.73	10yrs	No
The number of marriage therapists in New Jersey	r=0.73	20yrs	No
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Boston Consulting Group (BCG)	r=0.7	17yrs	No
Google searches for 'can texas secede from the union'	r=0.68	19yrs	No
The number of chemists in Alaska	r=0.65	20yrs	Yes!
Short fiction books published by Stephen King	r=0.64	23yrs	No
Annual US household spending on tobacco products and smoking supplies	r=0.58	23yrs	No

US bank failures also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of executive administrative assistants in Alabama	r=0.99	13yrs	388
The number of executive administrative assistants in Kentucky	r=0.99	13yrs	388
The number of executive administrative assistants in Colorado	r=0.98	13yrs	386
Associates degrees awarded in Business and management	r=0.94	11yrs	360
Master's degrees awarded in Transportation	r=0.94	10yrs	360
The number of judicial law clerks in Virginia	r=0.98	13yrs	356
Air pollution in Concord, New Hampshire	r=0.95	8yrs	350
The number of judicial law clerks in Oklahoma	r=0.98	12yrs	345
Google searches for 'download firefox'	r=0.87	20yrs	338
The number of judicial law clerks in Arkansas	r=0.97	13yrs	334
Jet fuel used in Benin	r=0.85	22yrs	334
The number of executive administrative assistants in Michigan	r=0.97	13yrs	324
The number of judicial law clerks in Ohio	r=0.97	13yrs	314
The number of executive administrative assistants in West Virginia	r=0.97	13yrs	304
How nerdy MrBeast's YouTube video titles are	r=0.87	12yrs	304
How geeky MrBeast's YouTube video titles are	r=0.86	12yrs	303
The number of executive administrative assistants in Idaho	r=0.96	13yrs	293
Popularity of the 'planking' meme	r=0.86	12yrs	284
The number of executive administrative assistants in South Carolina	r=0.96	13yrs	283
Votes for the Democratic Presidential candidate in Mississippi	r=0.93	6yrs	280
The number of executive administrative assistants in New Hampshire	r=0.95	13yrs	272
Air pollution in Claremont, New Hampshire	r=0.89	8yrs	266
Popularity of the first name Caylee	r=0.83	23yrs	247
Popularity of the first name Fernanda	r=0.8	23yrs	242
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Social sciences and history	r=0.87	10yrs	240
The number of nuclear medicine technologists in Maryland	r=0.94	20yrs	237
Air quality in Morgan City, Louisiana	r=0.89	6yrs	234
Biomass power generated in Sierra Leone	r=0.88	8yrs	232
Associates degrees awarded in Education	r=0.86	11yrs	228
Unemployment Rate in the United States	r=0.82	23yrs	227
Petroluem consumption in Togo	r=0.83	22yrs	226
The number of economists in Arizona	r=0.93	18yrs	224
The number of correctional officers and jailers in Hawaii	r=0.92	20yrs	214
US household spending on electricity	r=0.75	23yrs	206
Popularity of the first name Leah	r=0.75	23yrs	205
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Education	r=0.87	10yrs	204
The number of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Maryland	r=0.95	13yrs	202
How trendy Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.85	12yrs	196
Master's degrees awarded in literature	r=0.87	10yrs	194
The number of executive administrative assistants in Arizona	r=0.94	13yrs	190
GMO use in corn grown in Indiana	r=0.73	24yrs	190
GMO use in corn grown in Wisconsin	r=0.72	24yrs	189
US Undergraduate Enrollment	r=0.75	23yrs	186
NFL broadcast TV viewership	r=0.77	20yrs	186
Master's degrees awarded in Social sciences and history	r=0.87	10yrs	184
The number of movies Mila Kunis appeared in	r=0.68	23yrs	184
The number of movies Zach Galifianakis appeared in	r=0.66	24yrs	182
The number of executive administrative assistants in Arkansas	r=0.94	13yrs	180
The number of movies Kristen Wiig appeared in	r=0.65	24yrs	180
US household spending on utilities	r=0.7	23yrs	179
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Confirmation bias	r=0.8	21yrs	176
Popularity of the first name Paloma	r=0.75	23yrs	175
Bachelor's degrees awarded in literature	r=0.86	10yrs	173
The number of executive administrative assistants in California	r=0.94	13yrs	170
Popularity of the 'thats what she said' meme	r=0.82	18yrs	170
How fun The Game Theorists YouTube video titles are	r=-0.93	15yrs	165
Popularity of the first name Max	r=0.73	23yrs	162
The number of executive administrative assistants in Connecticut	r=0.94	13yrs	160
How clickbait-y The Game Theorists YouTube video titles are	r=-0.93	15yrs	155
Popularity of the first name Colten	r=0.73	23yrs	152
Google searches for 'xkcd'	r=0.82	17yrs	152
The number of movies Richard Gere appeared in	r=0.65	24yrs	150
Air pollution in Johnstown, Pennsylvania	r=0.73	24yrs	148
Gasoline pumped in Syria	r=0.76	22yrs	146
How trendy The Game Theorists YouTube video titles are	r=-0.93	15yrs	145
Air pollution in North Port, Florida	r=0.73	24yrs	138
Average views of Numberphile YouTube videos	r=0.83	13yrs	134
Kerosene used in France	r=0.73	23yrs	132
Air quality in Athens, Tennessee	r=0.72	24yrs	126
How nerdy Tom Scott's YouTube video titles are	r=0.8	15yrs	122
Popularity of the first name Peyton	r=0.71	23yrs	119
Total views on The Game Theorists YouTube videos	r=-0.89	15yrs	111
Popularity of the first name Allegra	r=0.71	23yrs	109
Popularity of the first name Isabella	r=0.7	23yrs	98
Popularity of the first name Cullen	r=0.7	23yrs	88
Popularity of the first name Jaycee	r=0.7	23yrs	78
Associates degrees awarded in Business management	r=0.85	11yrs	71
Popularity of the first name Jordyn	r=0.69	23yrs	66
Popularity of the first name Sophie	r=0.68	23yrs	54
Bachelor's degrees awarded in Liberal arts	r=0.84	10yrs	45
Popularity of the first name Brayden	r=0.68	23yrs	44
Bachelor's degrees awarded in linguistics	r=0.83	10yrs	34
Popularity of the first name Kourtney	r=0.68	23yrs	34
Popularity of the first name Tyson	r=0.68	23yrs	24
Popularity of the first name Tristian	r=0.68	23yrs	14
Popularity of the first name Kellen	r=0.68	23yrs	4
Popularity of the first name Jacoby	r=0.68	23yrs	-6
Popularity of the first name Kole	r=0.68	23yrs	-16

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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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