Philosophy
Those that say money doesn’t buy happiness don’t know where to shop.
Primary Research Question (Micro):
What is the correlation between suicide rates and income per capita?
Hypothesis:
Suicide rate decreases as income per capita increases.
Data Set & Description of Research Question:
After looking through the GapMinder codebook, I have decided that I am particularly interested in suicide rates. I want to study the correlation between suicide rates and income per capita (micro analysis).
Variables:
Secondary Research Question (Macro):
What is the correlation between suicide rates and urbanization?
Hypothesis:
Suicide rate decreases as urbanization increases.
Data Set & Description of Research Question:
After looking through the GapMinder codebook, I have decided that I am particularly interested in suicide rates. I want to study the correlation between suicide rates and urbanization (macro analysis).
Variables:
Tertiary Research Question (Macro, Opposite of Primary Question):
What is the correlation between suicide rates and employment rate?
Hypothesis:
Suicide rate increases as employment rate decreases.
Data Set & Description of Research Question:
After looking through the GapMinder codebook, I have decided that I am particularly interested in suicide rates. I want to study the correlation between suicide rates and employment rate.
Variables:
Literature Review:
- Suicide rates increase as income per capita increases.
- Suicide rates increase as urbanization increases.
- Suicide rates increase as employment rate decreases.
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673609611247
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00085.x/abstract;jsessionid=DA4365D163394CF927F22436749B9A54.f03t02?userIsAuthenticated=false&deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292101001088
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292101001088
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