Top variables that correlate with Popularity of the 'balloon boy' meme

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Popularity of the 'balloon boy' meme correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Gasoline pumped in Gambia	r=0.99	13yrs	No
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for influenza	r=0.97	14yrs	No
The number of human resources assistants in Arizona	r=0.96	14yrs	No
Kerosene used in Jamaica	r=0.95	13yrs	No
Wind power generated in Fiji	r=0.94	13yrs	Yes!
The number of radiation therapists in Idaho	r=0.94	11yrs	No
The number of floral designers in New Hampshire	r=0.91	14yrs	No
The number of preschool teachers in Virginia	r=0.9	12yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Cassie	r=0.89	14yrs	No
Google searches for 'can texas secede from the union'	r=0.79	15yrs	No
Popularity of the first name Jaylon	r=0.79	14yrs	No
Gasoline pumped in Lithuania	r=0.77	14yrs	No
Google searches for 'Barack Obama'	r=0.74	15yrs	No
The number of movies Dakota Fanning appeared in	r=0.71	15yrs	No
Google searches for 'black holes'	r=0.7	15yrs	No
Customer satisfaction with Facebook	r=0.7	12yrs	No
How insightful Computerphile YouTube video titles are	r=0.67	11yrs	No
Bachelor's degrees awarded in law enforcement	r=0.67	10yrs	No
The number of movies Drew Barrymore appeared in	r=0.66	15yrs	No
Blue cheese consumption	r=-0.97	13yrs	No

Popularity of the 'balloon boy' meme also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Gambia	r=0.98	13yrs	404
Kerosene used in Puerto Rico	r=0.97	13yrs	403
Popularity of the first name Griselda	r=0.91	14yrs	365
Popularity of the first name Rosa	r=0.9	14yrs	364
The number of bellhops in Minnesota	r=0.91	14yrs	348
The number of bridge and lock tenders in West Virginia	r=0.92	13yrs	347
Kerosene used in Montserrat	r=0.93	13yrs	317
The number of hydrologists in Wyoming	r=0.91	14yrs	306
Popularity of the first name Odalis	r=0.89	14yrs	272
Air pollution in Riverton, Wyoming	r=0.89	12yrs	264
Number of Grand Slam Finals played by Roger Federer	r=0.9	7yrs	264
The number of electric motor repairers in Mississippi	r=0.92	12yrs	256
The number of maintenance and repair workers in Virginia	r=0.9	14yrs	245
Wind power generated in Vanuatu	r=0.89	12yrs	243
Kerosene used in Tonga	r=0.89	13yrs	231
Popularity of the first name Jamesha	r=0.86	9yrs	218
The number of bridge and lock tenders in Mississippi	r=0.91	11yrs	214
The number of data entry keyers in Arizona	r=0.9	14yrs	195
The number of mechanical drafters in Arizona	r=0.89	14yrs	184
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for begging the question	r=0.82	15yrs	174
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Britney Spears	r=0.82	15yrs	174
The number of motorcycle mechanics in Connecticut	r=0.89	14yrs	174
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Tetris	r=0.78	15yrs	168
The number of surveying and mapping technicians in Washington	r=0.89	14yrs	164
Google searches for 'Stand-Up Maths'	r=0.77	15yrs	163
The number of cement masons and concrete finishers in Puerto Rico	r=0.89	14yrs	154
GMO use in cotton in Alabama	r=0.83	14yrs	152
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Thomas Edison	r=0.77	14yrs	150
How 'hip and with it' PBS Space Time YouTube video titles are	r=0.79	9yrs	150
Air pollution in Lake Charles, Louisiana	r=0.81	13yrs	148
Associates degrees awarded in Security science and technology	r=0.8	11yrs	148
How clickbait-y Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.75	12yrs	146
How provocative Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.77	9yrs	146
Air quality in Denver, Colorado	r=0.78	15yrs	146
Violent crime rates	r=0.72	14yrs	146
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for correlation	r=0.73	15yrs	145
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Equivocation	r=0.73	14yrs	144
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Hades	r=0.73	14yrs	144
The number of welders in Puerto Rico	r=0.89	14yrs	144
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Boston Consulting Group (BCG)	r=0.71	15yrs	142
The number of movies Viggo Mortensen appeared in	r=0.69	15yrs	142
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Big Bird	r=0.7	15yrs	140
The number of movies Kit Harington appeared in	r=0.7	12yrs	140
US average dairy skim-solid content of cheese (other than cottage cheese)	r=0.76	13yrs	140
Lloyds Banking Group's stock price (LYG)	r=0.72	15yrs	139
xkcd comics published about pop culture	r=0.67	15yrs	138
US Hospital Occupancy Rate	r=0.74	11yrs	138
Lukas Podolski's yearly international goals for Germany national team	r=0.73	9yrs	134
The number of prepress technicians and workers in Connecticut	r=0.88	14yrs	122
Popularity of the first name Valerie	r=0.85	14yrs	121
How clickbait-y 3Blue1Brown YouTube video titles are	r=0.74	9yrs	112
The number of typists in Louisiana	r=0.88	14yrs	112
Popularity of the first name Tomas	r=0.85	14yrs	111
Google searches for 'mortgage rates'	r=0.72	15yrs	110
The number of college psychology teachers in Missouri	r=0.88	14yrs	102
How provocative Vihart's YouTube video titles are	r=0.69	15yrs	100
Popularity of the first name Valeria	r=0.84	14yrs	100
Google searches for 'learn spanish'	r=0.71	15yrs	99
The number of hydrologists in New York	r=0.88	14yrs	92
Kerosene used in Belgium	r=0.84	14yrs	90
Total comments on LEMMiNO YouTube videos	r=0.7	12yrs	89
Popularity of the first name Melina	r=0.83	14yrs	88
How provocative Extra History YouTube video titles are	r=0.69	12yrs	78
Electricity generation in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=-0.92	13yrs	78
Popularity of the first name Olga	r=0.83	14yrs	78
Google searches for 'Britney Spears'	r=0.69	15yrs	76
Fossil fuel use in U.S. Pacific Islands	r=-0.92	13yrs	68
Popularity of the first name Maria	r=0.82	14yrs	66
Jet fuel used in Kiribati	r=0.84	13yrs	58
Popularity of the first name Deja	r=0.82	14yrs	56
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Netherlands Antilles	r=0.84	13yrs	48
Popularity of the first name Marley	r=0.82	14yrs	46
Fossil fuel use in Greenland	r=0.81	13yrs	37
Popularity of the first name Jamie	r=0.81	14yrs	35
Kerosene used in Indonesia	r=0.83	13yrs	27
Popularity of the first name Caylee	r=0.81	14yrs	25
Kerosene used in Greece	r=0.8	14yrs	14
Popularity of the first name Kristi	r=0.8	14yrs	14
Popularity of the first name Alycia	r=0.8	14yrs	4
Popularity of the first name Heath	r=0.8	14yrs	-6
Petroluem consumption in Croatia	r=0.8	13yrs	-12
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Romania	r=0.8	13yrs	-22
Popularity of the first name Nautica	r=0.79	14yrs	-28
Kerosene used in Hong Kong	r=0.76	13yrs	-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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