Top variables that correlate with xkcd comics published about artificial intelligence

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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 artificial intelligence correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Has img?
Air quality in Elmira, New York	r=0.93	6yrs	Yes!
Air quality in Kingston, New York	r=0.87	6yrs	No
The average number of likes on SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.78	9yrs	No
How professional-sounding Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.74	8yrs	No
Customer satisfaction with Rite Aid	r=0.73	14yrs	Yes!
Dried manure used for fertilizer in the US	r=0.73	9yrs	Yes!
Jet fuel used in Malta	r=0.72	15yrs	No
Google searches for 'please clap'	r=0.65	16yrs	Yes!
The number of movies Gal Gadot appeared in	r=0.65	14yrs	No
Average viewer count per season of "How I Met Your Mother"	r=0.63	8yrs	No
US Shoe Store Sales	r=0.61	15yrs	Yes!
The distance between Venus and Earth	r=0.48	16yrs	No

xkcd comics published about artificial intelligence also correlates with...

Variable	Correlation	Years	Sys. Score
The number of movies Gary Cooper appeared in	r=0.82	8yrs	154
How fun Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.72	8yrs	138
Customer satisfaction with Sam's Club	r=0.7	14yrs	136
Fossil fuel use in Vanuatu	r=0.68	15yrs	134
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Taiwan	r=0.69	15yrs	133
Rain in Paris	r=0.65	14yrs	129
Customer satisfaction with gas stations	r=0.64	14yrs	128
Number of times 10 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.6	16yrs	125
Popularity of the first name Neil	r=0.62	16yrs	124
The number of movies Scarlett Johansson appeared in	r=0.56	16yrs	124
Rain in Paris	r=0.61	14yrs	123
Annual comic book sales in North America	r=0.61	15yrs	122
Number of times 6 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.59	14yrs	122
Popularity of the first name Edmund	r=0.61	16yrs	122
The number of materials engineers in Idaho	r=0.73	16yrs	122
The number of credit counselors in Nebraska	r=0.77	11yrs	122
Customer satisfaction with Whole Foods	r=0.6	14yrs	122
Visitors to Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure	r=0.56	15yrs	120
Automotive recalls for issues with the Air Bags	r=0.59	16yrs	120
The number of financial services sales agents in Wyoming	r=0.73	15yrs	120
Customer satisfaction with Kroger	r=0.59	14yrs	120
Popularity of the 'kermit' meme	r=0.53	16yrs	119
Number of edits to the Wikipedia article for Zagreus	r=0.55	16yrs	119
Popularity of the 'harambe' meme	r=0.65	7yrs	118
Number of times 2 was a winning Mega Millions number	r=0.56	14yrs	117
Customer satisfaction with TJ Maxx	r=0.57	14yrs	117
Popularity of the first name Julian	r=0.57	16yrs	116
Total budget of Marvel comic-based films released	r=0.53	16yrs	114
Total number of live births in Australia	r=0.54	16yrs	113
The number of games in the World Series	r=0.53	16yrs	112
US average dairy skim-solid content of cheese (other than cottage cheese)	r=0.55	15yrs	110
Runs Scored by the losing team in the World Series	r=0.58	7yrs	108
Trip.com Group's stock price (TCOM)	r=0.51	16yrs	108
How cool Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.71	8yrs	106
Biomass power generated in Madagascar	r=0.66	12yrs	98
Total views on Casually Explained YouTube videos	r=0.71	8yrs	96
The number of university economics teachers in Idaho	r=0.73	11yrs	88
The number of movies Gemma Arterton appeared in	r=0.52	16yrs	88
Hydopower energy generated in Togo	r=0.63	15yrs	87
Popularity of the first name Griffin	r=0.57	16yrs	86
The number of movies Jason Momoa appeared in	r=0.52	16yrs	78
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Bosnia and Herzegovina	r=0.65	15yrs	77
How insightful minutephysics YouTube video titles are	r=0.61	12yrs	76
Popularity of the first name Lukas	r=0.57	16yrs	76
The number of vending machine repairers in New Hampshire	r=0.7	13yrs	76
Fossil fuel use in Saint Vincent/Grenadines	r=0.62	15yrs	66
The number of movies Naomi Watts appeared in	r=0.51	16yrs	66
Total likes of Casually Explained YouTube videos	r=0.7	8yrs	65
Popularity of the first name Joy	r=0.56	16yrs	65
The number of special education teachers in Connecticut	r=0.72	11yrs	65
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Burma	r=0.64	15yrs	56
The number of movies Mahershala Ali appeared in	r=0.51	16yrs	56
The number of tax preparers in Oklahoma	r=0.68	16yrs	54
Popularity of the first name Owen	r=0.55	16yrs	53
Total likes of SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.66	9yrs	50
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Antigua and Barbuda	r=0.63	15yrs	44
Popularity of the first name Conor	r=0.55	16yrs	43
The number of blender tenders in Arkansas	r=0.67	16yrs	42
How professional-sounding LockPickingLawyer YouTube video titles are	r=0.67	8yrs	40
Jet fuel used in Nepal	r=0.63	15yrs	34
Popularity of the first name Turner	r=0.55	16yrs	33
The number of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Idaho	r=0.7	11yrs	32
How trendy Technology Connections YouTube video titles are	r=0.65	8yrs	28
Gasoline pumped in Qatar	r=0.62	15yrs	22
Popularity of the first name Ruby	r=0.54	16yrs	22
The number of insurance sales agents in Maryland	r=0.66	16yrs	21
Total length of LockPickingLawyer YouTube videos	r=0.65	8yrs	18
Popularity of the first name Teagan	r=0.54	16yrs	12
Biomass power generated in Thailand	r=0.59	15yrs	11
The number of microbiologists in Tennessee	r=0.65	16yrs	11
How clickbait-y MinuteEarth YouTube video titles are	r=0.63	10yrs	6
Jet fuel used in El Salvador	r=0.6	15yrs	0
Popularity of the first name Harley	r=0.53	16yrs	0
The number of university political science teachers in New Jersey	r=0.65	16yrs	0
Total comments on Casually Explained YouTube videos	r=0.62	8yrs	-7
Kerosene used in Falkland Islands	r=0.6	15yrs	-10
Popularity of the first name Pearl	r=0.53	16yrs	-10
The number of transportation inspectors in New Mexico	r=0.65	16yrs	-10
How cool MinuteEarth YouTube video titles are	r=0.6	10yrs	-18
Petroluem consumption in Seychelles	r=0.6	15yrs	-20
The number of patternmakers, metal and plastic in Tennessee	r=0.67	13yrs	-20
Total length of Casually Explained YouTube videos	r=0.61	8yrs	-28
The number of MRI technicians in Connecticut	r=0.68	11yrs	-31
Fossil fuel use in Grenada	r=0.57	15yrs	-32
How nerdy SciShow Space YouTube video titles are	r=0.6	9yrs	-39
Fossil fuel use in Liberia	r=0.57	15yrs	-42
Total comments on SciShow Space YouTube videos	r=0.6	9yrs	-49
Gasoline pumped in Antigua and Barbuda	r=0.59	15yrs	-52
Liquefied petroleum gas used in Bulgaria	r=0.59	15yrs	-62
Jet fuel used in Hong Kong	r=0.59	15yrs	-72

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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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