Submitted by hcrx t3_yt17kl in dataisbeautiful
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defcon_penguin t1_iw1yfvp wrote
So, no linear fit, no r squared?
epithete52 t1_iw1ymk7 wrote
Actually, the correlation is rather weak. It would be interesting to identify the points which 'over-' and ''under-'perform in happiness!
hcrx OP t1_iw1z1h0 wrote
Yes that’s what surprised me the most. If you see the full analysis you can the countries above and below the line, along with other correlations
epithete52 t1_iw210b9 wrote
What would show up if you added the continent as a color key? Any partition?
hcrx OP t1_iw2a9y9 wrote
Good point. I didn’t split that but the dataset seems pretty “randomly” distributed. Did you check the dataset?
epithete52 t1_iw2p4bt wrote
Will do! 😁
unstablehaha t1_iw33tm9 wrote
People do be happier being richer
keishalemons t1_iw55ckg wrote
Almost no correlation. Money can't buy you happiness
hcrx OP t1_iw6c1i0 wrote
That’s the point. They are essentially not correlated
deefstes t1_iw7icta wrote
I'm not seeing much correlation here anyway.
PaigePossum t1_iwaa9w5 wrote
I think starting happiness matters here too, there's only so far up (or down) that you can go
hcrx OP t1_iw1x2po wrote
Based on a comparative analysis of World Happiness Score, GDP per capita and Human Development Index score.Link to analysis and dataset
Source: Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-worldbank
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