Those that say money doesn’t buy happiness don’t know where to shop

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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.

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