| Option | Result | Data points / Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words' |
-1.11 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.4241)
-1.34 to +2.17 Economy (mean -0.0934)
-16.65 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.2934)
-2.08 to +0.33 Death Rate (mean -0.0585)
-120.28 to +2.92 Eco-Friendliness (mean -2.5982)
+0 to +1.25 Social Conservatism (mean +0.4006)
-2.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.3481)
-90.7 to +109.4 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -1.6391)
-76.01 to +7.15 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -3.1030)
-111.64 to +109.4 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -1.9880)
-108.5 to +133.92 Industry: Information Technology (mean +1.0963)
-126.47 to +1.59 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -6.0291)
-224.89 to +74.37 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -3.0877)
-215.11 to +178.57 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +2.0762)
-89.24 to +14.17 Sector: Agriculture (mean -1.3906)
-31.28 to +5.42 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -1.5905)
-40.04 to +28.96 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.9444)
-104.65 to +17.83 Industry: Mining (mean -2.8373)
-64.02 to +20.91 Industry: Insurance (mean -3.6581)
-76.75 to +133.52 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.9484)
-372.99 to +16.77 Industry: Retail (mean -6.3244)
-194.24 to +27.18 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -4.6247)
-208.8 to +4.74 Industry: Gambling (mean -4.5962)
-215.11 to +397.35 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -1.5524)
-153.7 to +4.68 Welfare (mean -4.2342)
-130.31 to +6.03 Public Healthcare (mean -3.9229)
-136.99 to +22.12 Law Enforcement (mean -4.1661)
-40.09 to +7.33 Business Subsidization (mean -0.8766)
+0 to +0.92 Income Equality (mean +0.1585)
-3.29 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.9532)
-0.2 to +0.52 Intelligence (mean -0.0519)
-0.66 to +0.36 Ignorance (mean +0.0175)
+0 to +0.58 Health (mean +0.0073)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.0127)
+0 to +0.67 Compliance (mean +0.0323)
+0 to +1.4 Safety (mean +0.1424)
-0.59 to +1.5 Lifespan (mean +0.0225)
-1.32 to +0.44 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0663)
-94.19 to +46.25 Defense Forces (mean -2.4946)
+0 to +1 Pacifism (mean +0.0832)
-3.25 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.2842)
-0.41 to +0.16 Taxation (mean +0.0066)
-1.24 to +1.18 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.0470)
+0 to +91.44 Authoritarianism (mean +19.2705)
-0.6 to +0.07 Employment (mean -0.0635)
-86.87 to +2.01 Public Transport (mean -2.9113)
-1.83 to +12.12 Tourism (mean +0.5109)
-0.09 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0042)
-5.86 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.2767)
-1.04 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0206)
-19.88 to +0.28 Charmlessness (mean -0.3375)
-0.44 to +1.32 Averageness (mean -0.0663)
-0.41 to +1.34 Human Development Index (mean -0.0263)
-1.8 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -0.0357)
+0 to +1.99 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.0367)
+0 to +3.3 Inclusiveness (mean +1.0830)
-1685.64 to +423.73 Average Income (mean -85.4747)
-1559.28 to +1203.11 Average Income of Poor (mean +85.7972)
-27992 to -0 Average Income of Rich (mean -1138.3165)
-160.38 to +10.05 Public Education (mean -4.3263)
-0.3 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0172)
-90.22 to +1.11 Foreign Aid (mean -1.7139)
-756.62 to +739.91 Average Disposable Income (mean -45.4625)
+0 to +0.06 Patriotism (mean +0.0076)
+0 to +1.63 Food Quality (mean +0.5880)
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes removes notability: exploding hoverboards
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
sometimes removes notability: spontaneously combusting cars
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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2022-08-08
2025-01-07
2023-02-16
2025-01-13
2025-04-21
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| 2. crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination |
-0.05 to +1.25 Civil Rights (mean +0.3779)
-0.8 to +1.33 Economy (mean +0.1887)
-0.07 to +1.37 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.1039)
-0.91 to +1.97 Death Rate (mean +0.1149)
-11.57 to +79.4 Eco-Friendliness (mean +2.9034)
-1.25 to +0.08 Social Conservatism (mean -0.3594)
+0 to +2.25 Nudity (mean +0.2753)
-30.67 to +60.59 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +2.0187)
-38.37 to +56.63 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +1.4394)
-28.26 to +157.58 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +2.1667)
-363.19 to +155.89 Industry: Information Technology (mean -1.3270)
-52.39 to +116.43 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +2.3016)
-28.56 to +432.47 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +10.6385)
-57.73 to +152.84 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +1.1620)
-44.62 to +42.38 Sector: Agriculture (mean +0.9406)
-144.29 to +27.3 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -0.8103)
-15.12 to +115.56 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +2.3952)
-28.26 to +85.83 Industry: Mining (mean +1.9879)
-34.73 to +57.05 Industry: Insurance (mean +2.0264)
-36.56 to +63.04 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +2.3433)
-104.02 to +89.29 Industry: Retail (mean -0.9145)
-118.37 to +156.7 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +3.1139)
-25.25 to +82.82 Industry: Gambling (mean +3.7919)
-107.35 to +164.93 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +5.3466)
-0.01 to +0.1 Government Size (mean +0.0009)
-20.45 to +160.53 Welfare (mean +5.4955)
-14.98 to +131.59 Public Healthcare (mean +5.0343)
-13.5 to +94.67 Law Enforcement (mean +3.7441)
-20 to +53.51 Business Subsidization (mean +1.0896)
-1.48 to +0.92 Income Equality (mean -0.2409)
+0 to +3.94 Rudeness (mean +1.6540)
-0.66 to +0.4 Intelligence (mean +0.0549)
-0.6 to +1.46 Ignorance (mean -0.0492)
-1.08 to -0 Political Apathy (mean -0.0061)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.0112)
-0.27 to +0.15 Compliance (mean -0.0344)
-0.92 to +0.28 Safety (mean -0.1697)
-1.23 to +0.7 Lifespan (mean -0.0404)
-0.67 to +0.5 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.0560)
-16.47 to +83.28 Defense Forces (mean +3.4283)
-1.05 to +0.14 Pacifism (mean -0.1322)
-0.6 to +1 Economic Freedom (mean +0.3535)
-0.12 to +0.53 Taxation (mean -0.0136)
-0.94 to +0.29 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.0622)
-434.83 to +4.06 Authoritarianism (mean -17.1498)
-1 to -0 Youth Rebelliousness (mean -0.0056)
-0.37 to +1.59 Employment (mean +0.0592)
-6.93 to +74.09 Public Transport (mean +2.6803)
-6.94 to +3.56 Tourism (mean -0.5511)
+0 to +0.08 Weaponization (mean +0.0040)
-2.54 to +5.29 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.3496)
-0.37 to +0.09 Obesity (mean +0.0103)
-0.27 to +1.47 Charmlessness (mean +0.0326)
-0.5 to +0.67 Averageness (mean +0.0560)
-0.41 to +0.46 Human Development Index (mean +0.0283)
+0 to +8.96 Primitiveness (mean +0.0613)
-2.54 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.0252)
-3.3 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -1.2746)
-530.67 to +1785.55 Average Income (mean +83.8292)
-951.34 to +1715.24 Average Income of Poor (mean -118.3950)
-2460 to +8403 Average Income of Rich (mean +947.4157)
-26.29 to +152.92 Public Education (mean +5.5111)
-0.15 to +0.26 Crime (mean +0.0189)
-2.62 to +79.4 Foreign Aid (mean +2.4713)
-675.67 to +720.71 Average Disposable Income (mean +52.0412)
-0.07 to +0.01 Patriotism (mean -0.0077)
-1.73 to +0.2 Food Quality (mean -0.4454)
sometimes adds notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes adds notability: exploding hoverboards
sometimes removes notability: restrictive gun laws
sometimes adds notability: spontaneously combusting cars
sometimes removes notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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2023-03-29
2024-10-13
2024-03-28
2025-04-24
2025-04-24
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| 3/4. solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages |
-2.22 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.4503)
-1.67 to +5.19 Economy (mean +1.1443)
+0 to +3.33 Political Freedom (mean +0.0295)
-30.72 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.4115)
-2.84 to +0.1 Death Rate (mean -0.1865)
-37.55 to +181.19 Eco-Friendliness (mean +17.8223)
+0 to +1.67 Social Conservatism (mean +0.4644)
-4.5 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.4779)
-41.93 to +142.19 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +7.3793)
-88.86 to +237.41 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +12.4483)
-63.48 to +357.63 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +17.5718)
-112.02 to +327.19 Industry: Information Technology (mean +33.7728)
-74.06 to +231.35 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +11.5826)
-205.86 to +1072.33 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +45.6934)
-101.34 to +416.26 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +17.4873)
-58.65 to +228 Sector: Agriculture (mean +16.7945)
-68.51 to +184.63 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +8.7781)
-103.28 to +381.46 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +15.2481)
-72.78 to +407.09 Industry: Mining (mean +18.2538)
-103.28 to +162.18 Industry: Insurance (mean +8.8832)
-89.61 to +178.7 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +8.1507)
-53.92 to +293.18 Industry: Retail (mean +12.1426)
-96.18 to +312.06 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +29.3942)
-158.57 to +204.73 Industry: Gambling (mean +2.3015)
-126.66 to +416.26 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +42.4388)
+0 to +0.25 Government Size (mean +0.1058)
-72.85 to +388.77 Welfare (mean +28.1288)
-53.89 to +226.78 Public Healthcare (mean +26.4079)
-55.52 to +246.22 Law Enforcement (mean +22.4007)
-21.22 to +300.86 Business Subsidization (mean +155.8484)
+0 to +2.26 Income Equality (mean +0.3462)
-2.81 to +1.17 Rudeness (mean -0.4358)
-0.34 to +0.91 Intelligence (mean -0.0521)
-0.34 to +0.79 Ignorance (mean +0.0530)
-4.14 to -0 Political Apathy (mean -0.0366)
+0 to +0.28 Compliance (mean +0.0404)
+0 to +1.55 Safety (mean +0.2011)
-0.13 to +1.45 Lifespan (mean +0.2161)
-0.89 to +0.75 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0307)
-47.36 to +440.6 Defense Forces (mean +18.6413)
+0 to +1.64 Pacifism (mean +0.1589)
-1.67 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.4472)
+0 to +1.11 Taxation (mean +0.3765)
-2.11 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.3585)
-1.92 to -0 Corruption (mean -0.0170)
+0 to +0.15 Integrity (mean +0.0013)
-155.04 to +143.29 Authoritarianism (mean +16.7083)
-1 to -0 Culture (mean -0.0088)
-0.65 to -0 Employment (mean -0.0988)
-42.46 to +187.91 Public Transport (mean +14.5812)
-12.27 to +12.03 Tourism (mean +0.8701)
-0.1 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0030)
-5.77 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.5521)
-0.15 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0111)
-1.64 to +0.11 Charmlessness (mean -0.0296)
-0.75 to +0.89 Averageness (mean -0.0307)
-0.27 to +1.38 Human Development Index (mean +0.4204)
-2.76 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -0.0309)
+0 to +2.06 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.0266)
+0 to +8.03 Inclusiveness (mean +2.3153)
-607.04 to +4893.33 Average Income (mean +866.7637)
-330.55 to +4539.77 Average Income of Poor (mean +860.1331)
-43542 to +6481 Average Income of Rich (mean -325.4602)
-62.06 to +285.1 Public Education (mean +37.4112)
-0.27 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0184)
-34.29 to +136.07 Foreign Aid (mean +10.6260)
-992.19 to +2300.41 Average Disposable Income (mean +109.7057)
+0 to +2 Patriotism (mean +0.0304)
+0 to +3.45 Food Quality (mean +0.9065)
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes removes notability: exploding hoverboards
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
sometimes removes notability: spontaneously combusting cars
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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2023-10-19
2025-02-04
2023-08-21
2025-04-06
2025-04-22
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| 5. the government-run newspapers insist that everything is fine |
-9.34 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -2.2276)
-2.67 to +0.95 Economy (mean -0.5479)
-32.26 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.7405)
-1.93 to +4.15 Death Rate (mean +0.0300)
-46.48 to +18.71 Eco-Friendliness (mean -4.1953)
+0 to +8.85 Social Conservatism (mean +2.0600)
-20.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -2.0474)
-88.6 to +18.37 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -6.4107)
-149.14 to +35.84 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -8.4845)
-92.24 to +64.72 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -0.5624)
-271.44 to +24.32 Industry: Information Technology (mean -54.6145)
-90.53 to +46.06 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -3.3736)
-139.01 to +94.87 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -8.5655)
-179.52 to +157.66 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -5.1333)
-50.3 to +44.7 Sector: Agriculture (mean -0.0852)
-26.25 to +18.55 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -0.6593)
-79.17 to +84.64 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.5066)
-117.62 to +92.11 Industry: Mining (mean -1.2838)
-66.13 to +66.72 Industry: Insurance (mean -2.3028)
-52.23 to +67.21 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +0.9621)
-40.7 to +165.54 Industry: Retail (mean +10.0829)
-1303.91 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -362.3516)
-35.37 to +380.5 Industry: Gambling (mean +27.7069)
-274.69 to +165.69 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -12.1064)
+0 to +0.19 Government Size (mean +0.0876)
-79.27 to +29.79 Welfare (mean -7.1786)
-72.06 to +42.32 Public Healthcare (mean -4.7376)
-121.3 to +64.56 Law Enforcement (mean -7.3333)
-50.51 to +62.06 Business Subsidization (mean +0.5140)
+0 to +3.53 Income Equality (mean +0.6062)
-1.98 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.4712)
-4.76 to -0 Intelligence (mean -1.2069)
+0 to +5.2 Ignorance (mean +1.0879)
+0 to +3.32 Political Apathy (mean +2.0371)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.9828)
+0 to +0.4 Compliance (mean +0.0967)
+0 to +2.17 Safety (mean +0.1497)
-0.44 to +0.2 Lifespan (mean -0.0333)
-3.48 to +2.41 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.3026)
-136.8 to +35.08 Defense Forces (mean -13.5484)
+0 to +6.04 Pacifism (mean +0.5376)
-2.5 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.8357)
+0 to +1.68 Taxation (mean +0.5100)
-2.25 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.4062)
+0 to +738.3 Authoritarianism (mean +159.6695)
-3.79 to -0 Employment (mean -0.2534)
-52.54 to +15.57 Public Transport (mean -5.5909)
-12.7 to +32.57 Tourism (mean +1.6267)
-0.08 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0036)
-35.02 to +0.6 Recreational Drug Use (mean -1.4490)
-0.17 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0293)
-0.23 to +0.63 Charmlessness (mean +0.0516)
-2.41 to +3.48 Averageness (mean -0.3026)
-0.79 to -0 Human Development Index (mean -0.2833)
+0 to +22.88 Primitiveness (mean +2.5453)
-13.41 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -1.9812)
-1587.22 to +627.26 Average Income (mean -286.8205)
-1366.13 to +1314.75 Average Income of Poor (mean +181.0286)
-23903 to +314 Average Income of Rich (mean -2394.6034)
-97.28 to +80.28 Public Education (mean -6.4547)
-0.6 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0402)
-34.58 to +16.81 Foreign Aid (mean -3.0947)
-1744.12 to +92.94 Average Disposable Income (mean -485.5405)
+0 to +15.42 Patriotism (mean +8.2547)
-1.08 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.1760)
adds policy: State Press
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes removes notability: exploding hoverboards
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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