World Happiness

STA-230 Project 1 Stella Lee, Tanvi Jindal

Data Source

1. Happy Planet Index (http://happyplanetindex.org/)

• Happy Planet Index
• GDP per capita (purchasing power)
• Life expectancy at birth

2. World Happiness Report (http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2018/?fbclid=IwAR37naSOvjBPwztHvARL7I3J4F60H7yD2-9DUuO98Xrb1HJsBsk2U0_EdQs)

• Corruption

Research Question

How does a country’s happiness score get influenced by the following factors:

• GDP per capita- GDP per capita allows for higher purchasing power, which should be linked to higher happiness
• Life Expectancy- Less sickness and death should be linked to higher happiness
• Trust in the government- Greater trust in the country’s political environment should indicate higher happiness
• Region - We want to explore if certain regions are more prone to happiness than others
• Year- We were wondering if countries improve their residents’ happiness over time.