About My Research Interests

My dataset is about the 2015 "World Happiness Report," which ranks countries against a hypothetical country that has the worst possible stats, based on certain attributes related to happiness like freedom or trust in government or generosity.

Here is a list of some questions regarding certain aspects of my dataset, specifically Economy (GDP per Capita), Freedom, and Trust in Government

Research Questions List

  1. Economy
    • How do economies of countries with higher happiness compare to countries with lower happiness?
    • How does a country's economy statistic compare to the other stats of the same country?
    • What is going on when a country has a high economic stat but all the other stats are lower?
  2. Freedom
    • How does the freedom of countries with higher happiness compare to countries with lower happiness?
    • How does a country's freedom statistic compare to the other stats of the same country?
    • What is going on when a country has a high freedom stat but all the other stats are lower?
  3. Trust in Government
    • How does the government trust of countries with higher happiness compare to countries with lower happiness?
    • How does a country's trust in government statistic compare to the other stats of the same country?
    • What is going on when a country has a high trust in government stat but all the other stats are lower?