Transcript File - Nicole Bailey

DOES
DEMOCRACY MATTER?
Nicole Bailey, Lindsay Hummel, Alex Hacking,
Claire Irving, Jessie Rainwater
HYPOTHESIS & COUNTRIES CHOSEN

Hypothesis:
Democracy is the best kind of government that leads to the
greatest good for the greatest number.

Searched an alphabetical list of countries, chose
first and last of each letter. Substituted when
needed.
OUR SOCIAL INDICATORS

Airports
A country having the ability for import/export by
plane
• Tourism as an industry (GDP)
• Freedom to travel
•

Education (average # of years spent in school, per person)
Fundamental of Democracy (according to Woodruff)
 More career opportunities
 Education leads to greater economic success
 Educated people=Happy people

OUR SOCIAL INDICATORS

Physicians per 1,000
Basic access to healthcare
 More physicians=healthier people


Improved Drinking Water Coverage
Ability for citizens to access clean water
 Country’s ability to IMPROVE drinking water
conditions

AIRPORTS
Correlations
14.00
AirportsPerCountry
12.00
DemoRank
DemoRank
10.00
Pears on Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pears on Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
AirportsPer
Country
1
DemoRank
.526**
.000
50
50
.526**
1
.000
50
50
**. Correlation is s ignificant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
• The correlation
between Airports per
Country and GDP is
NOT significant
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
5000.00
10000.00
15000.00
20000.00
AirportsPerCountry
25000.00
30000.00
• The correlation
between Airports per
Country and
Democratic Ranking IS
significant
AIRPORTS
Correlations
Airports PerCountry Pears on Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
GDP
Pears on Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Airports Per
Country
1
50
-.292*
.040
50
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
GDP
-.292*
.040
50
1
50
EDUCATION IN YEARS
Cor relations
Control Variabl es
GDP
Education
Dem oRank
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Education
1.000
.
0
-.568
.000
47
Dem oRank
-.568
.000
47
1.000
.
0
EDUCATION IN YEARS
• Both GDP and
Democratic Ranking
has statistical
significance in relation
with the average
number of years a
person spends in
school.
Correlations
Control Variables
Dem oRank
GDP
Education
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
GDP
1.000
.
0
.397
.005
47
Education
.397
.005
47
1.000
.
0
OUTLIERS

Luxembourg

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Qatar


Financial sector accounts for 22% of Luxembourg’s
GDP. Most banks are foreign-owned and have
extensive foreign dealings.
Consistently posted trade surpluses largely because
of high oil priced and natural gas exports, becoming
one of the world’s fastest growing and highest percapita income countries.
Burundi

Ten years of conflict, war ended in 2003. War
impeded development.
Physicians per 1,000
Correlations
5.00
Control Variables
DemoRank
Physicians/1000 Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
GDP
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Physicians/1000
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
20000.00
40000.00
60000.00
GDP
80000.00
100000.00
Physician
s/1000
1.000
.
0
.405
.004
47
GDP
.405
.004
47
1.000
.
0
Physicians per 1,000
5.00
Physicians/1000
4.00
3.00
Correlations
Control Variables
GDP
DemoRank
DemoRank
Correlation
1.000
Significance (2-tailed)
.
df
0
Physicians/1000 Correlation
-.243
Significance (2-tailed)
.092
df
47
2.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
DemoRank
10.00
12.00
14.00
Physician
s/1000
-.243
.092
47
1.000
.
0
Drinking Water
• The correlation between
GDP and drinking water
is NOT significant
• The graph does show
that most of our countries
have at least 55% access
to clean drinking water.
Correlations
Control Variables
Dem oRank
GDP
Drinki ngWaterPercentage
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
GDP
1.000
.
0
.366
.010
47
Drinki ng
Water
Percentage
.366
.010
47
1.000
.
0
DRINKING WATER
DrinkingWaterPercentage
100.00
• The correlation between
Democratic Ranking and
Drinking water is also
INSIGFICIANT.
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
DemoRank
Correlations
Control Variables
GDP
Drinki ngWaterPercentage
Dem oRank
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Correlation
Significance (2-tailed)
df
Drinki ng
Water
Percentage
1.000
.
0
-.337
.018
47
Dem oRank
-.337
.018
47
1.000
.
0
CONCLUSION

Does Democracy Matter?
GDP and Democratic Ranking had 2 significant
correlations and 2 insignificant correlations each.
 GDP matters in Education and Physicians per 1,000
 Democratic Ranking matters in Education and
Number of Airports
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