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

Education

Our Classification

Distribution

1:18,5%,2:63,3%,3:18,2%,Total:100%
N=1:192,2:657,3:189,Total:1038

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Education:
1: Low
2: Medium
3: High

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

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

DM = - ns

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.

1: Low M=2,02
2: Medium M=2,02
3: High M=1,96

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

Beta = +.01 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 = +.04 ns