Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2022
Document Type
Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S.
Program
Data Analysis & Visualization
Advisor
Timothy Shortell
Subject Categories
Digital Humanities | Other Computer Engineering | Other Psychology | Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Other Sociology | Public Policy | Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies | Social Psychology | Social Statistics | Work, Economy and Organizations
Keywords
Data, Machine Learning, Python, Data Visualization, Data Management, Data Analysis
Abstract
The World Happiness Report is released every year, ranking each country by who is “happier” and explaining the variables and data they have used. This project attempts to build from that base and create a machine learning algorithm that can predict if a country will be in a “happy” or “could be happier” category. Findings show that taking a broader scope of variables can better help predict happiness. Policy implications are discussed in using both big data and considering social indicators to make better and lasting policies.
Recommended Citation
Kahl, Sarah M., "Happiness and Policy Implications: A Sociological View" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4906
Jupyter notebook for Python code
Coefficients.xlsx (17 kB)
Coefficients workbook
Gender_Inequality_Index.xlsx (33 kB)
Gender Inequality Index workbook
GDP_Clean.xlsx (15 kB)
GDP workbook
SJ_Index_Clean.xlsx (91 kB)
SJ Index workbook
Environmental_Index_Clean.xlsx (23 kB)
Environmental Index workbook
Religion_Clean.xlsx (18 kB)
Religion workbook
World_Happiness_Report_Clean.xlsx (28 kB)
World Happiness Report workbook
Unemployment_in_mil.xlsx (14 kB)
Unemployment workbook
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