Re:Greatcountry.org
by freediver on Monday January 03, 2022 @05:37PM
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> GDP per capita, scientific research output, social mobility, and life expectancy
These are already incorporated as a part of multiple studies like Good Country index, or Human Freedom index. Having them again would increase their weight. I had many more studies/factors but then narrowed them down to those that have Pearson correlation less than 0.8.
> I am kinda of skeptical about the value of Olympic medals per GDP.
My goal was to have as many uncorrelated factors as possible, that make sense. Medals per GDP, means a country investing in sports or generally in good health.
These are already incorporated as a part of multiple studies like Good Country index, or Human Freedom index. Having them again would increase their weight. I had many more studies/factors but then narrowed them down to those that have Pearson correlation less than 0.8.
> I am kinda of skeptical about the value of Olympic medals per GDP.
My goal was to have as many uncorrelated factors as possible, that make sense. Medals per GDP, means a country investing in sports or generally in good health.