Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Tambyah et al. (2009): study SG 2006

Public:: 20+ aged, general public, Singapore, 2006
Survey name:: AsiaBarometer 2006
Sample:
Respondents:: N = 1038
Non Response:
Assessment:: Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's label

Gender

Our Classification

Operationalization

1: male
0: female

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

DM = +

DIFFERENCE of MEANS

Type: descriptive statistic only.
Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric
Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero.

Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels.

Males         M=2,05
Females       M=1,98
-difference    +0,07

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

Beta = +.04 ns

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.

All

O-HL-c-sq-v-5-m

Beta = +.03 ns