Economic Freedom & Development

Project Author: Jade Flores-Henderson

What are the best predictors of economic development? In this project, students answer this question using global economic data from the Heritage Foundation. Data exploration, regression, and spreadsheet skills are covered. This project works well alongside the AP Stats regression unit (including inference) or as a stand-alone project after the AP Exam.

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Walkthrough Video

Project Materials

Instructions: doc, pdf

Spreadsheet Instructions: doc, pdf

Data & Exemplar Spreadsheet: xlsx

Topics Covered

  • Data Exploration

  • Regression

  • Regression Inference

  • Spreadsheet Software

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