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The Internet and Current Issues

Explore the influence of the internet on societal progress by analyzing GDP, literacy rates, and life expectancy across 150 countries. This study operationalizes internet usage and assesses its correlation with key indicators. Discover if the internet has truly enhanced quality of life.

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The Internet and Current Issues

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  1. The Internet and Current Issues Thomas Johnson and James Prow

  2. Motivation • The internet has changed everything • Has it made the world a better place? • Many ways of judging this • Gross domestic product (GDP), “buying power” • Literacy rate • Life expectancy

  3. Research Questions • 150 countries • Information technology investment • Operationally defined as internet users per population • Which issue is most related? • Gross domestic product (GDP), “buying power” • Literacy rate • Life expectancy • Determine based on MSEs

  4. Results • MSEs • GDP: 0.0777 • Literacy Rate: 0.0026 • Life Expectancy: 0.0029 • Pearson’s rs • GDP: 0.1875 • Literacy Rate: 0.6812 • Life Expectancy: 0.7747 • All vs rate of internet users per population

  5. Results Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Qatar, New Zealand, Liechtenstein, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Madagascar, Chad, Guinea, Niger, Burundi, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone

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