Research Question and Hypothesis development - data analysis and interpretation specialization - Coursera
Main topic: The Impact of Income on Life Expectancy
I have chosen GapMinder data set since I am interested in exploring more on the relationship between income levels and life expectancy across different countries.
Research question: How does income per person correlate with life expectancy at birth across different countries and over time?
Are there specific income thresholds beyond which the impact on life expectancy diminishes?
Variables:
I. Income per person
II. Life expectancy
I have chosen this research question to identify if wealthier countries experience diminishing returns in health outcomes from GDP growth.
2. Supplementary topic: Gender Equality and Economic Development
Research question: Is there a relationship between female employment rates and a country's overall economic development (measured by GDP per capita)?
Does increased female participation in the workforce correlate with other indicators of social progress?
Variables:
I. female employment rate
II. income per person
It has become widely understood that promoting gender equality is an essential component of an effective economic and human development strategy. For example, World Bank (2003a) reports:
“There is now a shared understanding within the development community that development policies and actions that fail to take gender inequality into account and fail to address disparities between males and females will have limited effectiveness and serious cost implications.” World Bank (2003a), p. 4
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I have chosen GapMinder data set since I am interested to explore more on the relationship between income levels and life expectancy across different countries.