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Prize Pool
Total Prize Pool: $200
There will be 2 winners for this competition, each receiving:
Winners will be selected based on the judging criteria outlined below.
Objective
Find two seemingly unrelated variables that show a significant correlation. Your goal is to uncover an unexpected relationship and explain why this correlation might exist. The explanations can be humorous, imaginative, or absurdājust make it convincing.
Submission Guidelines
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One Submission Per Participant
Each person may submit one report only. Choose your weirdest, most compelling correlation.
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Report Requirements
Your submission must include:
- The two variables and their data sources
- Evidence of correlation (visuals and statistics encouraged)
- Explanation of your visualizations
- A creative reason for why the correlation might exist
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Acceptable Data Sources
Use publicly available datasets (Kaggle, government portals, APIs, etc.) or document your custom sources clearly for verification.
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Submission Format
Include the following:
- Your name
- Title of your analysis
- Your complete report or notebook
- All visualizations and documented sources
Any format is acceptable (Jupyter Notebook, RMarkdown, PDF, Word, etc.).
Judging Criteria
Creativity
Is the correlation unexpected or clever?
Clarity
Is the analysis easy to follow and understand?
Evidence
Do the visuals support the narrative? Is the story of the data clear?
Example
For inspiration, check out an old reel that compares Travis Kelce's game stats to the number of Taylor Swift fans in the area. Your submission should be more comprehensiveābut just as creative.
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