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| 1. newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words' |
-1.34 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.4164)
-1 to +1.95 Economy (mean -0.1220)
-36.94 to +0.04 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.1878)
-4.56 to +2.79 Death Rate (mean -0.0565)
+0 to +0.68 Compassion (mean +0.0020)
-51.3 to +21.22 Eco-Friendliness (mean -0.8358)
+0 to +1.25 Social Conservatism (mean +0.3803)
-4.5 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.2791)
-77.95 to +116.52 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -1.5592)
-82.56 to +81.26 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -0.5034)
-143.53 to +103.06 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -2.0565)
-114.38 to +43.55 Industry: Information Technology (mean +0.6299)
-97.08 to +49.28 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -2.3898)
-244.62 to +42.94 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -4.6622)
-179.43 to +66.32 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +3.5951)
-167.76 to +28.67 Sector: Agriculture (mean -2.5707)
-85.79 to +43.8 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -1.3934)
-126.88 to +153.5 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.1668)
-103.91 to +34.49 Industry: Mining (mean -0.3324)
-95.45 to +61.95 Industry: Insurance (mean -3.1510)
-89.18 to +107.27 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.2990)
-87.54 to +401.28 Industry: Retail (mean +0.8687)
-135.52 to +122.99 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -2.9951)
-134.4 to +114.56 Industry: Gambling (mean -2.1825)
-317.85 to +226.74 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -0.0210)
-0.43 to +0.06 Government Size (mean -0.0011)
-119.44 to +48.55 Welfare (mean -2.8958)
-76.97 to +98.93 Public Healthcare (mean -1.3857)
-254.87 to +19.6 Law Enforcement (mean -1.3260)
-41.91 to +20.11 Business Subsidization (mean +0.6804)
-4.02 to -0 Religiousness (mean -0.0120)
-0.93 to +1.18 Income Equality (mean +0.1740)
+0 to +0.78 Niceness (mean +0.0023)
-4 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.8947)
-0.27 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.0574)
+0 to +0.73 Ignorance (mean +0.0448)
+0 to +0.78 Health (mean +0.0023)
-1.24 to +0.36 Compliance (mean +0.0199)
-3.62 to +1.01 Safety (mean +0.1036)
-0.38 to +0.99 Lifespan (mean +0.0218)
-0.82 to +0.44 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0888)
-100.37 to +85.89 Defense Forces (mean -0.8122)
-2.22 to +1.1 Pacifism (mean +0.0998)
-1 to +1.46 Economic Freedom (mean -0.2433)
-2.73 to +0.19 Taxation (mean +0.0042)
-1.04 to +5.97 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.0366)
+0 to +0.28 Corruption (mean +0.0008)
-0.03 to -0 Integrity (mean -0.0001)
-2.89 to +125.65 Authoritarianism (mean +19.9620)
-2.48 to +0.25 Employment (mean -0.0587)
-56.67 to +11.56 Public Transport (mean -1.2824)
-36.03 to +7.25 Tourism (mean +0.2535)
-0.16 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0025)
-12.74 to +0.77 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.3540)
-0.39 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0095)
+0 to +0.01 Secularism (mean +0.0000)
-36.02 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.1183)
-1.8 to +0.32 Charmlessness (mean -0.0163)
-0.44 to +0.82 Averageness (mean -0.0888)
-0.35 to +0.55 Human Development Index (mean -0.0228)
+0 to +0.26 Primitiveness (mean +0.0008)
-1.04 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.0031)
+0 to +3.3 Inclusiveness (mean +0.9963)
-1642.9 to +438.79 Average Income (mean -41.9979)
-910.57 to +645.42 Average Income of Poor (mean +122.4997)
-8011 to +1397 Average Income of Rich (mean -733.3881)
-76.97 to +32.42 Public Education (mean -1.7655)
-0.24 to +0.07 Crime (mean -0.0121)
-71.43 to +79.26 Foreign Aid (mean -0.8395)
-1096.78 to +1836.41 Average Disposable Income (mean -42.1757)
-0.01 to +0.1 Patriotism (mean +0.0079)
+0 to +1.74 Food Quality (mean +0.5490)
+0.24 to +5.6 Accessibility (mean +2.9900)
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
2025-10-02
2025-10-05
2026-01-18
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| 2. crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination |
-2.43 to +1.4 Civil Rights (mean +0.3860)
-0.67 to +1.34 Economy (mean +0.2163)
-0.01 to +156.13 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.4601)
-1.26 to +35.63 Death Rate (mean +0.1577)
-3.02 to +0.63 Compassion (mean -0.0083)
-13.69 to +107.91 Eco-Friendliness (mean +2.4928)
-1.15 to +2.3 Social Conservatism (mean -0.3611)
-4.5 to +2.25 Nudity (mean +0.2859)
-38.1 to +82.59 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +2.7493)
-33.96 to +107.14 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +3.1153)
-27.12 to +147.76 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +4.8673)
-106.17 to +208.27 Industry: Information Technology (mean +4.3620)
-42.99 to +403.12 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +3.7111)
-33.02 to +662.36 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +8.7682)
-69.92 to +245.96 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +3.8507)
-35.28 to +111.09 Sector: Agriculture (mean +3.4283)
-66.52 to +558.92 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +2.2276)
-36.83 to +110.33 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +3.2068)
-46.41 to +134.25 Industry: Mining (mean +3.3822)
-71.4 to +125.42 Industry: Insurance (mean +3.8790)
-48.99 to +136.47 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +2.7951)
-53.99 to +403.65 Industry: Retail (mean +2.3468)
-57.72 to +116.37 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +5.8069)
-41.64 to +243 Industry: Gambling (mean +5.0131)
-92.28 to +351.6 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +11.4674)
-0.21 to +0.09 Government Size (mean -0.0002)
-14.51 to +231.71 Welfare (mean +5.7120)
-351.93 to +151.63 Public Healthcare (mean +3.9909)
-20.38 to +175.32 Law Enforcement (mean +4.5554)
-23.91 to +108.98 Business Subsidization (mean +1.5545)
-2.8 to +0.11 Income Equality (mean -0.2553)
-0.78 to +0.57 Niceness (mean -0.0005)
-0.01 to +6.65 Rudeness (mean +1.6119)
-5.42 to +0.61 Intelligence (mean +0.0502)
-0.66 to +1.71 Ignorance (mean -0.0469)
+0 to +0.42 Political Apathy (mean +0.0007)
-0.12 to -0 Health (mean -0.0004)
-1.9 to +0.46 Cheerfulness (mean -0.0024)
-8 to +1 Weather (mean -0.0118)
-3.58 to +0.23 Compliance (mean -0.0372)
-6.89 to -0 Safety (mean -0.1873)
-4.28 to +1.08 Lifespan (mean -0.0386)
-0.6 to +1.03 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.0595)
-26.89 to +156.37 Defense Forces (mean +4.3971)
-4.64 to +0.01 Pacifism (mean -0.1504)
-0.23 to +1 Economic Freedom (mean +0.3571)
-1 to +0.5 Taxation (mean -0.0181)
-1.08 to +5.04 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.0799)
-295.54 to +13.05 Authoritarianism (mean -16.5870)
-0.25 to +2.43 Employment (mean +0.0720)
-8.44 to +123.19 Public Transport (mean +3.0024)
-69.17 to +2.97 Tourism (mean -0.6650)
-0.01 to +0.38 Weaponization (mean +0.0044)
-3.68 to +6.34 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.3238)
+0 to +1.61 Obesity (mean +0.0150)
-1.27 to +61.69 Charmlessness (mean +0.1382)
-1.03 to +0.6 Averageness (mean +0.0595)
-1.92 to +0.58 Human Development Index (mean +0.0414)
+0 to +1.85 Primitiveness (mean +0.0031)
-3.36 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.0057)
-3.3 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -1.2336)
-496.48 to +2843.92 Average Income (mean +118.3293)
-8571.41 to +2731.76 Average Income of Poor (mean -123.6652)
-2022 to +257335 Average Income of Rich (mean +1389.9780)
-28.86 to +180.05 Public Education (mean +6.2249)
-0.01 to +1.89 Crime (mean +0.0212)
-4.67 to +99.51 Foreign Aid (mean +1.8657)
-473.15 to +1336.07 Average Disposable Income (mean +82.6286)
-0.34 to +0.04 Patriotism (mean -0.0082)
-1.81 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.4290)
-5.6 to -0.08 Accessibility (mean -3.8844)
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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2026-02-19
2025-11-07
2024-03-28
2025-12-19
2026-01-13
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| 3/4. solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages |
-1.56 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.4852)
-1.67 to +5.33 Economy (mean +1.1706)
-199.62 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.6410)
-9.79 to +1.01 Death Rate (mean -0.2715)
-0.44 to -0 Compassion (mean -0.0012)
-133.03 to +325.04 Eco-Friendliness (mean +18.5552)
+0 to +1.25 Social Conservatism (mean +0.4825)
-4.5 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.4693)
-84.75 to +330.48 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +6.9837)
-122.16 to +310.82 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +10.3660)
-159.58 to +315.39 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +20.4625)
-94.43 to +1397.65 Industry: Information Technology (mean +40.0473)
-119.1 to +338.8 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +10.1762)
-384.42 to +1285.81 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +51.8312)
-104.87 to +391.68 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +17.4337)
-91.21 to +360.75 Sector: Agriculture (mean +14.3208)
-103.07 to +286.67 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +5.7917)
-107.28 to +185.21 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +7.9589)
-97.35 to +341.19 Industry: Mining (mean +9.4790)
-87.38 to +238.9 Industry: Insurance (mean +7.6136)
-118.58 to +219.67 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +11.5060)
-118.58 to +259.48 Industry: Retail (mean +9.3869)
-84.45 to +370.3 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +24.7446)
-146.16 to +230.27 Industry: Gambling (mean +1.4829)
-200.76 to +684.53 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +44.8804)
+0 to +0.23 Government Size (mean +0.1015)
-266.07 to +439.3 Welfare (mean +31.9171)
-179.3 to +279.69 Public Healthcare (mean +27.6652)
-161.95 to +338.06 Law Enforcement (mean +24.3373)
-65.04 to +311.09 Business Subsidization (mean +147.2971)
+0 to +2.01 Income Equality (mean +0.3393)
-0.29 to -0 Niceness (mean -0.0008)
-3.82 to +0.04 Rudeness (mean -0.3626)
-0.75 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.0777)
+0 to +0.81 Ignorance (mean +0.0579)
-1 to -0 Weather (mean -0.0053)
-0.03 to +0.33 Compliance (mean +0.0354)
-0.19 to +1.48 Safety (mean +0.1814)
-1.09 to +1.57 Lifespan (mean +0.2092)
-0.89 to +0.77 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0547)
-161.95 to +413.84 Defense Forces (mean +17.9102)
-0.06 to +1.32 Pacifism (mean +0.1666)
-1.67 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.4357)
+0 to +1.03 Taxation (mean +0.3529)
-2.13 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.3720)
+0 to +0.49 Corruption (mean +0.0013)
-0.03 to -0 Integrity (mean -0.0001)
+0 to +160.56 Authoritarianism (mean +19.9095)
+0 to +1 Culture (mean +0.0053)
-2.99 to +0.09 Employment (mean -0.1227)
-133.03 to +182.92 Public Transport (mean +14.3161)
-2.62 to +13.15 Tourism (mean +0.7651)
-0.09 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0027)
-11.37 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.5759)
-0.14 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0133)
-0.06 to -0 Secularism (mean -0.0002)
-8.26 to +0.2 Charmlessness (mean -0.0483)
-0.77 to +0.89 Averageness (mean -0.0547)
-0.58 to +1.41 Human Development Index (mean +0.3994)
+0 to +8.22 Inclusiveness (mean +2.4477)
-2346.81 to +4936.07 Average Income (mean +832.1874)
-2270.02 to +4446.64 Average Income of Poor (mean +865.7902)
-61784 to +5465 Average Income of Rich (mean +241.5867)
-190.87 to +687.87 Public Education (mean +38.6389)
-0.43 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0168)
-115.69 to +173.82 Foreign Aid (mean +9.6166)
-1121.63 to +2552.54 Average Disposable Income (mean +110.8700)
+0 to +0.48 Patriotism (mean +0.0133)
+0 to +3.47 Food Quality (mean +0.8690)
+0 to +14.8 Accessibility (mean +7.0693)
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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2025-11-03
2023-10-19
2026-01-17
2023-08-21
2026-02-15
2026-02-26
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| 5. the government-run newspapers insist that everything is fine |
-13.34 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -2.7370)
-3.33 to +1.95 Economy (mean -0.6510)
-11.03 to +0.24 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.3212)
-4.37 to +3.54 Death Rate (mean -0.0267)
-118.7 to +41.94 Eco-Friendliness (mean -4.8545)
+0 to +15.5 Social Conservatism (mean +2.4995)
-36 to -0 Nudity (mean -2.8220)
-106.81 to +100.08 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -0.8360)
-115.66 to +57.32 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -2.5490)
-133.97 to +86.71 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -0.7437)
-377.56 to +310.68 Industry: Information Technology (mean -48.3406)
-135.56 to +84.04 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -1.7945)
-517.56 to +115.72 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -23.0802)
-272.02 to +406.76 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +4.9573)
-262.3 to +90.92 Sector: Agriculture (mean -4.0304)
-143.87 to +158.57 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +1.6497)
-156.42 to +186.21 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +0.1141)
-191.91 to +251.75 Industry: Mining (mean -0.3702)
-107.43 to +59.88 Industry: Insurance (mean -4.0405)
-107.59 to +92.81 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +0.7053)
-120.86 to +331.99 Industry: Retail (mean +6.2589)
-1966.7 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -468.9134)
-176.5 to +330.79 Industry: Gambling (mean +20.9824)
-405.99 to +468.97 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +3.3770)
+0 to +0.29 Government Size (mean +0.0859)
-139.24 to +73.46 Welfare (mean -9.0816)
-150.65 to +43.3 Public Healthcare (mean -7.2965)
-209.21 to +76.69 Law Enforcement (mean -10.5051)
-123.27 to +141.29 Business Subsidization (mean +0.7819)
+0 to +86.7 Religiousness (mean +0.4229)
-6.88 to +3.99 Income Equality (mean +0.7040)
-0.42 to +0.48 Niceness (mean +0.0003)
-8.83 to +0.04 Rudeness (mean -0.6825)
-5.34 to -0 Intelligence (mean -1.4116)
+0 to +9.22 Ignorance (mean +1.5360)
+0 to +3.32 Political Apathy (mean +1.9693)
+0 to +0.04 Health (mean +0.0002)
-0.47 to +0.49 Cheerfulness (mean +0.0001)
+0 to +2 Weather (mean +0.9902)
-0.19 to +0.85 Compliance (mean +0.1185)
-0.07 to +4.53 Safety (mean +0.2335)
-1.24 to +0.71 Lifespan (mean -0.0349)
-5.97 to +4.35 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.5615)
-200.49 to +134.82 Defense Forces (mean -11.4251)
-0.25 to +10.63 Pacifism (mean +0.9448)
-3.33 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.9879)
+0 to +2.28 Taxation (mean +0.5018)
-2.66 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.5093)
+0 to +935.58 Authoritarianism (mean +177.9728)
-1.84 to -0 Employment (mean -0.1886)
-127.83 to +30.69 Public Transport (mean -7.6571)
-31.41 to +64.05 Tourism (mean +0.4758)
-1.04 to +0.01 Weaponization (mean -0.0148)
-90.06 to +0.76 Recreational Drug Use (mean -2.0991)
-0.4 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0414)
-0.39 to -0 Secularism (mean -0.0019)
-10.25 to +5.18 Charmlessness (mean -0.0274)
-4.35 to +5.97 Averageness (mean -0.5615)
-1.1 to +0.4 Human Development Index (mean -0.2794)
+0 to +24.14 Primitiveness (mean +2.0506)
-20.11 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -1.9097)
-2687.92 to +1823.98 Average Income (mean -406.8428)
-1933.88 to +3110.59 Average Income of Poor (mean +228.0808)
-52856 to +2685 Average Income of Rich (mean -3243.1073)
-147.77 to +62.31 Public Education (mean -7.3499)
-1.28 to +0.01 Crime (mean -0.0613)
-73.04 to +22.31 Foreign Aid (mean -4.6404)
-2824.72 to +1071.02 Average Disposable Income (mean -544.1743)
-0.44 to +15.5 Patriotism (mean +8.2319)
-1.51 to +0.02 Food Quality (mean -0.1835)
-8 to -0 Accessibility (mean -0.9382)
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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2025-11-05
2025-11-27
2024-08-22
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