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| 1. the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning | 
 +0 to +2 Civil Rights (mean +0.6012) 
-0.37 to -0 Economy (mean -0.0015) 
-0.12 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0005) 
-3.57 to +0.13 Death Rate (mean -0.0829) 
-8.47 to +1.27 Eco-Friendliness (mean -1.4871) 
-1.5 to -0 Social Conservatism (mean -0.5494) 
+0 to +2.25 Nudity (mean +0.3562) 
-14.46 to +5.53 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -1.6606) 
-19.5 to +5.27 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -3.1867) 
-24.01 to +36.98 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -3.0258) 
-86.08 to +9.51 Industry: Information Technology (mean -12.9345) 
-15.17 to +3.56 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -0.4590) 
-50.32 to +9.74 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -1.6338) 
-144.93 to +191.17 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -21.8424) 
-30.55 to +6.69 Sector: Agriculture (mean -5.3403) 
-11.34 to +3.1 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -1.4015) 
-27.08 to +9.44 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -5.0721) 
-37.92 to +11.65 Industry: Mining (mean -4.3817) 
-17.03 to +46.73 Industry: Insurance (mean -0.7649) 
-22.83 to +6.8 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -4.0804) 
-248.44 to +7.39 Industry: Retail (mean -2.9417) 
-26.12 to +42.93 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -1.7035) 
-269.69 to +1.97 Industry: Gambling (mean -24.2191) 
-168.95 to +228.16 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -26.5294) 
-0.02 to +0.24 Government Size (mean +0.0278) 
-12.27 to +2.09 Welfare (mean -1.2721) 
-90.26 to +1.76 Public Healthcare (mean -3.2275) 
-15.07 to +173.32 Law Enforcement (mean +58.0903) 
-22.74 to +6.49 Business Subsidization (mean -4.3740) 
+0 to +0.41 Income Equality (mean +0.0024) 
-3.23 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.8495) 
-0.31 to +0.95 Intelligence (mean +0.0900) 
-3.64 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.0844) 
-0.45 to -0 Cheerfulness (mean -0.0018) 
-2 to +1 Weather (mean -0.0079) 
+0 to +1.39 Compliance (mean +0.3240) 
+0 to +4.09 Safety (mean +0.7541) 
-0.02 to +0.66 Lifespan (mean +0.0346) 
-0.5 to +0.33 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.0940) 
-58.46 to +8.39 Defense Forces (mean -6.5024) 
-0.72 to +1.28 Pacifism (mean +0.1580) 
-0.55 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.0044) 
-0.62 to +0.39 Taxation (mean +0.1002) 
-0.67 to +1.88 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.3281) 
-249.93 to +3.85 Authoritarianism (mean -22.8769) 
+0 to +1 Culture (mean +0.0040) 
-0.31 to +0.29 Employment (mean -0.0151) 
-7.87 to +1.8 Public Transport (mean -1.1224) 
+0 to +37.55 Tourism (mean +9.2737) 
-0.16 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0121) 
-0.38 to +4.3 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.1917) 
-0.05 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0003) 
-15.47 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.4159) 
-0.33 to +0.5 Averageness (mean +0.0940) 
-0.06 to +0.21 Human Development Index (mean +0.0111) 
-1.8 to +1.01 Primitiveness (mean -0.0009) 
-0.88 to +1.59 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.0028) 
+0 to +3.15 Inclusiveness (mean +0.0136) 
-471.54 to +419.61 Average Income (mean -75.4421) 
-270.23 to +403.7 Average Income of Poor (mean -32.7026) 
-3235 to +587 Average Income of Rich (mean -169.5516) 
-21.62 to +51.23 Public Education (mean -4.0236) 
-1.33 to -0 Crime (mean -0.1160) 
-5.71 to +0.45 Foreign Aid (mean -0.3392) 
-507.58 to +907.8 Average Disposable Income (mean -115.4952) 
-1.41 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.0165) 
-0.17 to +1.37 Food Quality (mean +0.0047) 
sometimes adds notability: absence of drug laws 
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes removes notability: restrictive gun laws 
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| 2. the police turn a blind eye to desecration if it's done in the name of religion or protest | 
 -0.55 to +0.6 Civil Rights (mean -0.0110) 
-0.5 to -0 Economy (mean -0.0029) 
+0 to +4.45 Political Freedom (mean +1.3776) 
-0.03 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0002) 
+0 to +2.2 Death Rate (mean +0.0763) 
+0 to +0.46 Compassion (mean +0.0026) 
-77.23 to +8.81 Eco-Friendliness (mean -0.3756) 
-0.55 to +0.5 Social Conservatism (mean +0.0329) 
-2.25 to +2.25 Nudity (mean -0.0302) 
-4.28 to +3.94 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -0.1414) 
-14.59 to +123.01 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +0.6094) 
-37.84 to +7.55 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -0.2411) 
-77.02 to +88.78 Industry: Information Technology (mean +0.3086) 
-21.76 to +2.48 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -0.2229) 
-93.12 to +8.26 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -0.6153) 
-67.39 to +1076.71 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +6.4228) 
-3.79 to +10.07 Sector: Agriculture (mean +0.0039) 
-47.97 to +24.2 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -0.1044) 
-39.19 to +5.37 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.3353) 
-52.7 to +68.18 Industry: Mining (mean -0.0326) 
-72.29 to +87.77 Industry: Insurance (mean -0.0434) 
-4.41 to +6.9 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.0970) 
-6.07 to +75.76 Industry: Retail (mean +0.4924) 
-4.35 to +27.19 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +0.0548) 
-8.01 to +133.68 Industry: Gambling (mean +14.9870) 
-105.22 to +1076.71 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +6.0334) 
+0 to +0.14 Government Size (mean +0.0015) 
-98.68 to +3.97 Welfare (mean -0.8990) 
-85.81 to +6.47 Public Healthcare (mean -0.5839) 
-101.55 to +6.69 Law Enforcement (mean -0.5195) 
-84.39 to +9.6 Business Subsidization (mean -0.3436) 
+0 to +1.21 Income Equality (mean +0.0070) 
+0 to +0.32 Niceness (mean +0.0018) 
-0.01 to +10 Rudeness (mean +2.4448) 
-0.05 to +0.96 Intelligence (mean +0.2387) 
-1.67 to +0.03 Ignorance (mean -0.1874) 
-0.82 to -0 Compliance (mean -0.1972) 
-1.38 to +1.39 Safety (mean +0.1257) 
-0.4 to -0 Lifespan (mean -0.0431) 
-1.08 to +1.1 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0020) 
-21.96 to +401.58 Defense Forces (mean +2.3883) 
-7.86 to +1.18 Pacifism (mean -0.2145) 
-0.5 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.0029) 
-0.28 to +0.87 Taxation (mean -0.0016) 
-1.55 to +0.07 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.0039) 
-2.39 to +0.54 Corruption (mean -0.4394) 
-0.1 to +0.74 Integrity (mean +0.1071) 
-240.03 to +2.74 Authoritarianism (mean -33.3583) 
-0.13 to +0.01 Employment (mean -0.0005) 
-34.32 to +4.4 Public Transport (mean -0.2322) 
-22.71 to -0 Tourism (mean -6.5227) 
+0 to +0.09 Weaponization (mean +0.0117) 
-4.62 to +1.05 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.0462) 
-0.01 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0001) 
-0.73 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.0042) 
+0 to +16.44 Charmlessness (mean +0.3182) 
-1.1 to +1.08 Averageness (mean -0.0020) 
-0.31 to -0 Human Development Index (mean -0.0153) 
+0 to +1.06 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.0061) 
+0 to +3.27 Inclusiveness (mean +0.0188) 
-744.2 to +1337.18 Average Income (mean +19.6790) 
-441.25 to +731.78 Average Income of Poor (mean +9.6311) 
-1092 to +2259 Average Income of Rich (mean +41.8966) 
-112.99 to +12.43 Public Education (mean -0.7507) 
+0 to +0.77 Crime (mean +0.0687) 
-17.16 to +1.81 Foreign Aid (mean -0.1436) 
-605.56 to +474.24 Average Disposable Income (mean +12.3460) 
-0.04 to +0.44 Patriotism (mean +0.0037) 
+0 to +0.84 Food Quality (mean +0.0051) 
removes policy: No Dissent 
sometimes adds policy: Public Protest 
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws 
may add or remove notability: restrictive gun laws 
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2025-11-02 
2022-10-16 
2022-11-07 
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| 3. superstitious folk make gestures to ward off evil whenever they see a refrigeration unit | 
 +0 to +2.66 Civil Rights (mean +1.0933) 
-1.34 to +1 Economy (mean -0.1125) 
-3.26 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.5044) 
-4.46 to +0.11 Death Rate (mean -0.2302) 
-49.54 to +94.36 Eco-Friendliness (mean +9.3873) 
-2 to -0 Social Conservatism (mean -1.0238) 
+0 to +4.5 Nudity (mean +1.2591) 
-16.02 to +80.61 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +15.7096) 
+0 to +73.97 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +12.1918) 
-65.6 to +64.48 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +15.6638) 
-2243.33 to -3.59 Industry: Information Technology (mean -1028.9536) 
-17.41 to +189.55 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +52.4525) 
-50.29 to +258.08 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +13.3476) 
-43.89 to +271.1 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +40.0004) 
-35.99 to +92.36 Sector: Agriculture (mean +14.3655) 
+0 to +61.36 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +11.5465) 
-14.09 to +126.03 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +17.4927) 
-56.95 to +149.3 Industry: Mining (mean +34.7182) 
-38.94 to +164.46 Industry: Insurance (mean +9.9295) 
-44.7 to +80.92 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +18.0076) 
-18.31 to +208.74 Industry: Retail (mean +35.0145) 
-4.51 to +101.48 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +16.9058) 
-213.26 to +281.01 Industry: Gambling (mean -1.1173) 
-65.6 to +340.5 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +71.3733) 
-76.87 to +96.17 Welfare (mean +6.9742) 
-85.41 to +128.84 Public Healthcare (mean +16.0591) 
-71.75 to +129.64 Law Enforcement (mean +24.7449) 
-27.34 to +198.68 Business Subsidization (mean +29.0980) 
+0.03 to +408.11 Religiousness (mean +194.4071) 
+0 to +1.31 Income Equality (mean +0.2671) 
-4.1 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.4442) 
-0.38 to +0.48 Intelligence (mean -0.0825) 
-0.22 to +0.77 Ignorance (mean +0.1100) 
-0.01 to +1.5 Compliance (mean +0.3549) 
-0.01 to +3.78 Safety (mean +0.5795) 
-0.19 to +0.51 Lifespan (mean +0.0469) 
-0.87 to +0.63 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.2715) 
-26.79 to +84.43 Defense Forces (mean +16.4249) 
-0.94 to +0.66 Pacifism (mean +0.0011) 
-1.25 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.5462) 
+0 to +1.24 Taxation (mean +0.3351) 
-1.17 to -0.02 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.7482) 
-129.03 to +21.13 Authoritarianism (mean -26.6040) 
-0.52 to -0 Employment (mean -0.1429) 
-17.08 to +36.61 Public Transport (mean +7.6989) 
-0.88 to +26.07 Tourism (mean +5.7236) 
-0.13 to +0.01 Weaponization (mean -0.0087) 
+0 to +7.56 Recreational Drug Use (mean +1.0658) 
-0.09 to +0.01 Obesity (mean -0.0173) 
-6.76 to -0.01 Secularism (mean -1.7873) 
-17.05 to +0.01 Charmlessness (mean -1.1722) 
-0.63 to +0.87 Averageness (mean +0.2715) 
-0.29 to +0.32 Human Development Index (mean -0.0089) 
+2.56 to +62.75 Primitiveness (mean +18.7115) 
-58.55 to -2.3 Scientific Advancement (mean -12.3282) 
-1542.33 to +1043.62 Average Income (mean -493.6044) 
-731.07 to +1681.59 Average Income of Poor (mean +147.4845) 
-12445 to -105 Average Income of Rich (mean -4310.0000) 
-87.11 to +163.31 Public Education (mean +21.4225) 
-0.84 to +0.01 Crime (mean -0.1685) 
-13.02 to +18.31 Foreign Aid (mean +2.1549) 
-1538.52 to -13.02 Average Disposable Income (mean -535.2547) 
-0.09 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.0251) 
-0.61 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.1729) 
removes policy: Theocracy 
sometimes removes notability: irreverence towards religion 
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes removes notability: restrictive gun laws 
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2024-07-18 
2024-07-10 
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| 4. straitjackets are a common religious garb | 
 -2.07 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.9114) 
+0 to +0.6 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.0046) 
-13.01 to +0.02 Death Rate (mean -0.6103) 
-19.8 to -0 Eco-Friendliness (mean -3.1075) 
+0 to +1.9 Social Conservatism (mean +0.8835) 
-4.5 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.7904) 
-24.04 to +95.51 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -2.2008) 
-16.94 to +41.19 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -2.8981) 
-24.37 to +137.59 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -3.7952) 
-190.98 to +1.69 Industry: Information Technology (mean -13.4498) 
-44.95 to +34.33 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -2.9759) 
-64.6 to +42.34 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -8.1842) 
-49.31 to +74.09 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -8.7232) 
-52.7 to +62.62 Sector: Agriculture (mean -4.2748) 
-27.39 to +24.74 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -2.5784) 
-19.71 to +116.17 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -2.8862) 
-40.1 to +2.23 Industry: Mining (mean -4.2039) 
-25.11 to +1.07 Industry: Insurance (mean -2.4608) 
-23.81 to +50.75 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -3.5175) 
-48.77 to +5.03 Industry: Retail (mean -5.0185) 
-71.25 to +79.94 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -6.2572) 
-206.01 to +0.71 Industry: Gambling (mean -23.4338) 
-73.69 to +307.19 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -14.7195) 
+0 to +0.34 Government Size (mean +0.1273) 
-21.61 to +186.4 Welfare (mean -3.2913) 
+0 to +227.7 Public Healthcare (mean +138.7887) 
+0 to +232.32 Law Enforcement (mean +137.2692) 
-82.64 to +0.62 Business Subsidization (mean -4.9447) 
-605.94 to -0 Religiousness (mean -170.6942) 
-10.17 to -0 Income Equality (mean -0.0782) 
+0 to +1.47 Rudeness (mean +0.0113) 
-0.77 to +0.27 Intelligence (mean -0.1558) 
-0.01 to +1.4 Ignorance (mean +0.1190) 
+0 to +1.3 Compliance (mean +0.2909) 
+0 to +4.27 Safety (mean +1.3158) 
-0.01 to +1.41 Lifespan (mean +0.2908) 
-0.56 to +0.63 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0159) 
-24.16 to +1.17 Defense Forces (mean -5.4275) 
+0 to +2.43 Pacifism (mean +0.5555) 
+0 to +1.67 Economic Freedom (mean +0.0128) 
-0.05 to +1.12 Taxation (mean +0.4717) 
-1.45 to +0.03 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.3192) 
-6.63 to +218.37 Authoritarianism (mean +18.0362) 
-0.54 to +0.49 Employment (mean -0.0571) 
-18.08 to +0.08 Public Transport (mean -2.9351) 
+0 to +20 Tourism (mean +5.3212) 
-0.16 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0168) 
-6.53 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -1.5973) 
+0 to +0.01 Obesity (mean +0.0001) 
+0 to +11.08 Secularism (mean +5.3335) 
-1.93 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.0148) 
-17.84 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.4530) 
-0.63 to +0.56 Averageness (mean -0.0159) 
+0 to +0.47 Human Development Index (mean +0.0973) 
-0.12 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -0.0009) 
+0 to +0.85 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.0065) 
-6.58 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -2.8002) 
-580.7 to +1250.59 Average Income (mean +126.4613) 
-8068.48 to +173.75 Average Income of Poor (mean +5.3182) 
-1010 to +20118 Average Income of Rich (mean +407.1538) 
-41.78 to +76.34 Public Education (mean -5.9885) 
-1.21 to -0 Crime (mean -0.1190) 
-7.18 to -0 Foreign Aid (mean -1.4564) 
-842.11 to +507.73 Average Disposable Income (mean -232.3959) 
+0 to +0.1 Patriotism (mean +0.0216) 
-3.44 to -0 Food Quality (mean -1.2529) 
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sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws 
sometimes adds notability: irreverence towards religion 
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws 
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