Downloading and running the project code

The simulated dataset and conclusions.

Listed here are some resources I used for developing this project.

Some statistics used in this project

The distribution plots for the Life Ladder variable does suggest that it is normally distributed but there are some tests that can be used to clarify this. A blogpost on tests for normality[21] at machinelearningmastery.com outlines how it is important when working with a sample of data to know whether to use parametric or nonparametric statistical methods. If methods used assume a Gaussian …

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The goal of this project was to simulate a dataset. Simulating data is used for a number of reasons. Monte carlo simulations are used to simulate real world problems using repeated random sampling while simulated data is very useful for learning and demonstration purposes. Data can be simulated before the real world data is collected to help identify the type of tests and programs that need to be …