Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about literature

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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 literature correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Air quality in Kingston, New York	r=0.95	6yrs	No
Votes for Democratic Senators in West Virginia	r=0.95	6yrs	No
Robberies in Vermont	r=0.8	16yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Addie	r=0.79	16yrs	Yes!
Popularity of the first name Madelynn	r=0.78	16yrs	No
Gasoline pumped in Kosovo	r=0.67	14yrs	No

xkcd comics published about literature also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
Popularity of the first name Dayana	r=0.77	16yrs	161
Devon Energy's stock price (DVN)	r=0.74	17yrs	159
Gasoline pumped in Venezuela	r=0.76	15yrs	158
How geeky Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.81	9yrs	152
How clickbait-y 3Blue1Brown YouTube video titles are	r=0.78	9yrs	148
The number of budget analysts in Hawaii	r=0.79	16yrs	146
Viewership count for Days of Our Lives	r=0.73	15yrs	145
Renewable energy production in Zimbabwe	r=0.74	15yrs	144
Hydopower energy generated in Zimbabwe	r=0.74	15yrs	144
How nerdy Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.75	9yrs	144
Number of games won by Detroit Red Wings in NHL season	r=0.73	16yrs	142
The number of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Arizona	r=0.77	16yrs	142
The number of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Maine	r=0.77	16yrs	142
Bankruptcy filings in the US	r=0.69	15yrs	140
GMO use in cotton	r=0.67	16yrs	136
Associates degrees awarded in Engineering technologies	r=0.72	11yrs	136
Burglary rates in the US	r=0.64	16yrs	136
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for O.J. Simpson	r=0.66	16yrs	136
US household spending on clothin for women	r=0.68	16yrs	134
Milk consumption	r=0.62	15yrs	133
US birth rates of triplets or more	r=0.62	15yrs	132
NASA's budget as a percentage of the total US Federal Budget	r=0.62	17yrs	132
US household spending on clothing	r=0.67	16yrs	132
Popularity of the first name Dasha	r=0.76	16yrs	130
Total annual cinema attendance in the UK	r=0.65	16yrs	130
Remaining Forest Cover in the Brazilian Amazon	r=0.61	16yrs	130
Robberies in the US	r=0.6	16yrs	130
US Undergraduate Enrollment	r=0.64	16yrs	128
US household spending on tobacco products and smoking supplies	r=0.64	16yrs	128
Number of Slot Machines in Nevada	r=0.58	16yrs	126
NCAA Women's Ice Hockey National Championship Winner's Score	r=0.63	16yrs	126
US Tobacco Production	r=0.63	16yrs	126
Visitors to SeaWorld California	r=0.6	15yrs	126
US production of fluid beverage milk	r=0.63	15yrs	126
Brick cheese consumption	r=0.58	15yrs	126
Google searches for 'how to make charts'	r=0.61	17yrs	126
Air pollution in Fort Wayne	r=0.71	17yrs	126
The number of movies Sean Bean appeared in	r=0.57	17yrs	126
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for bromance	r=0.59	17yrs	126
GMO use in cotton	r=0.6	16yrs	125
Master's degrees awarded in linguistics	r=0.64	10yrs	125
The divorce rate in Montana	r=0.75	15yrs	125
US household spending on vehicle insurance	r=0.62	16yrs	125
The number of movies Elizabeth Banks appeared in	r=0.56	17yrs	125
Asthma prevalence in American children	r=0.6	13yrs	124
Master's degrees awarded in gender studies	r=0.63	10yrs	124
Imperial Oil's stock price (IMO)	r=0.61	17yrs	124
Popularity of the first name Estefania	r=0.75	16yrs	118
The number of dental laboratory technicians in Ohio	r=0.77	16yrs	112
Gasoline pumped in Cyprus	r=0.73	15yrs	109
Popularity of the first name Jarrod	r=0.75	16yrs	108
The number of bellhops in Oregon	r=0.76	16yrs	102
Total views on 'Be Smart' science YouTube videos	r=0.66	11yrs	102
Popularity of the first name Adrien	r=0.75	16yrs	98
Robberies in Hawaii	r=0.72	16yrs	98
Electricity generation in Bermuda	r=0.69	15yrs	96
US dairy skim solids used to produce milk fat and skim solids byproduct fluid beverage milk	r=0.63	15yrs	94
The number of fire inspectors in Kansas	r=0.75	16yrs	91
Popularity of the first name Maiya	r=0.75	16yrs	88
Fossil fuel use in Bermuda	r=0.69	15yrs	86
Robberies in Maine	r=0.71	16yrs	86
How nerdy Numberphile YouTube video titles are	r=0.6	13yrs	85
The number of university political science teachers in Ohio	r=0.76	16yrs	81
Gasoline pumped in Australia	r=0.7	16yrs	76
Pirate attacks globally	r=0.61	14yrs	76
The number of university foreign language and literature teachers in California	r=0.76	15yrs	70
Cigarette Smoking Rate for US adults	r=0.62	15yrs	69
Liquefied petroleum gas used in French Polynesia	r=0.71	15yrs	66
Popularity of the first name Aileen	r=0.73	16yrs	60
The number of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in South Dakota	r=0.75	16yrs	60
Kerosene used in Guyana	r=0.71	15yrs	56
The number of transportation inspectors in South Dakota	r=0.75	16yrs	50
Popularity of the first name Kristie	r=0.72	16yrs	48
Petroluem consumption in Saint Vincent/Grenadines	r=0.71	15yrs	46
Popularity of the first name Corrina	r=0.72	16yrs	38
The number of cooks, institution and cafeteria in New York	r=0.74	16yrs	38
Fossil fuel use in Spain	r=0.67	15yrs	33
Popularity of the first name Raquan	r=0.72	16yrs	28
The number of advertising sales agents in South Dakota	r=0.74	16yrs	28
Gasoline pumped in Bulgaria	r=0.69	15yrs	23
Popularity of the first name Aiden	r=0.71	16yrs	17
Kerosene used in Rwanda	r=0.69	15yrs	13
Popularity of the first name Deangelo	r=0.7	16yrs	6
Kerosene used in Israel	r=0.68	16yrs	2
Popularity of the first name Isabella	r=0.69	16yrs	-6
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Kosovo	r=0.69	14yrs	-8
Popularity of the first name Byron	r=0.69	16yrs	-16
Petroluem consumption in Switzerland	r=0.67	16yrs	-19
Popularity of the first name Chelsie	r=0.69	16yrs	-26
Geothermal power generated in Ethiopia	r=0.65	15yrs	-30
Popularity of the first name Moriah	r=0.69	16yrs	-36
Jet fuel used in Bahrain	r=0.67	15yrs	-40
Popularity of the first name Sheldon	r=0.69	16yrs	-46
Petroluem consumption in France	r=0.66	16yrs	-50
Popularity of the first name Bridgette	r=0.69	16yrs	-56

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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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