Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Cummins et al. (2005): study AU 2001

Public: 18+ aged, general public, Australia, 2004
Sample
Respondents: N = 24000
Non Response: 0
Assessment: Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Satisfaction with standard of living

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca

r = +.58

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

Type: test statistic.
Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric
Range: [-1; +1]

Meaning:
r = 0  « no correlation ,
r = 1  « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and
r = -1  « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values.

In highly accessible cities

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca

Beta = +.32

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Type: test statistic.

Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric.
Range: [-1 ; +1]

Meaning:
beta > 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average.
beta < 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average.
beta = 0  «   no correlation.
beta = + 1 or -1  «   perfect correlation.

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-ca

r = +.55