STA-230 Project 1 Stella Lee, Tanvi Jindal
- Happy Planet Index (http://happyplanetindex.org/)
- Happy Planet Index
- GDP per capita (purchasing power)
- Life expectancy at birth
- World Happiness Report (http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2018/?fbclid=IwAR37naSOvjBPwztHvARL7I3J4F60H7yD2-9DUuO98Xrb1HJsBsk2U0_EdQs)
- Corruption
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.