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| 1/2. a positive GPA is all it takes to get an elite education |
-0.15 to -0 Economy (mean -0.0083)
-10.88 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.2984)
-1.19 to +0.05 Death Rate (mean -0.0334)
-23.92 to +4.51 Eco-Friendliness (mean -3.5393)
-14.33 to +58.27 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +1.1522)
-18.05 to +28.47 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -0.6891)
-61.79 to +38.89 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -1.4834)
-42.49 to +295.69 Industry: Information Technology (mean +118.1705)
-55.34 to +36.6 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -1.2288)
-32.31 to +9.66 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -1.5347)
-87.71 to +149.16 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -2.8072)
-61.88 to +41.05 Sector: Agriculture (mean -3.9712)
-5.59 to +103.64 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +2.0350)
-33.02 to +43.38 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +0.4319)
-23.42 to +63.94 Industry: Mining (mean +0.7084)
-19.3 to +33.61 Industry: Insurance (mean +0.3678)
-21.64 to +48.35 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.5760)
-41.64 to +165.46 Industry: Retail (mean +2.4379)
-24.15 to +176.75 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +13.4031)
-682.93 to +26.65 Industry: Gambling (mean -25.5972)
-139.54 to +246.32 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -3.1384)
+0.01 to +0.35 Government Size (mean +0.0890)
-17.13 to +14 Welfare (mean -2.3416)
-22.99 to +18.96 Public Healthcare (mean -3.5267)
-59.81 to +19.99 Law Enforcement (mean -6.0002)
-20.35 to +56.36 Business Subsidization (mean -1.7809)
+0 to +0.43 Income Equality (mean +0.1024)
-2.49 to +0.02 Rudeness (mean -0.2666)
+0.38 to +1.97 Intelligence (mean +1.0903)
-5.73 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.3843)
-2 Weather
+0.03 to +1.18 Compliance (mean +0.1993)
+0 to +2.08 Safety (mean +0.0567)
-0.01 to +0.37 Lifespan (mean +0.0086)
-0.21 to +0.19 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0293)
-68.22 to +38.81 Defense Forces (mean -3.6916)
+0 to +1.15 Pacifism (mean +0.1188)
-0.63 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.2069)
+0 to +1.55 Taxation (mean +0.3171)
-2.27 to -1.09 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.6519)
+0 to +33.82 Authoritarianism (mean +5.3502)
-0.36 to +0.09 Employment (mean -0.0391)
-14.04 to +7.79 Public Transport (mean -1.5133)
+0.03 to +15.61 Tourism (mean +2.4372)
-0.09 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0053)
-0.4 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1303)
-0.03 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0010)
-8.92 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.3678)
-0.19 to +0.21 Averageness (mean -0.0293)
-0.07 to +0.46 Human Development Index (mean +0.1347)
-7.68 to -0.4 Primitiveness (mean -1.9997)
+0.39 to +11.15 Scientific Advancement (mean +1.7953)
+0 to +7.4 Inclusiveness (mean +1.5988)
-158.46 to +1657.58 Average Income (mean +327.2352)
+26.18 to +1586.37 Average Income of Poor (mean +382.8645)
-17021 to +4507 Average Income of Rich (mean -559.7069)
+32.44 to +393.6 Public Education (mean +148.5943)
-0.79 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0371)
-4.67 to +5.85 Foreign Aid (mean -0.5836)
-2116.09 to +449.77 Average Disposable Income (mean -387.9619)
+0 to +3.35 Food Quality (mean +0.8186)
+0 to +4 Accessibility (mean +2.1503)
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| 3. the government endows universities based on clearly demonstrated greed |
-0.23 to +0.01 Death Rate (mean -0.0335)
+0 to +6.01 Eco-Friendliness (mean +1.2895)
-0.19 to +40.42 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +5.5365)
-0.09 to +24.28 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +3.5170)
-0.03 to +25.58 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +3.4650)
-458.71 to +0.15 Industry: Information Technology (mean -156.7730)
-0.16 to +43.88 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +4.2070)
-0.04 to +8.01 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +0.9735)
-1.53 to +214.88 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +33.1365)
-0.16 to +52.56 Sector: Agriculture (mean +7.8805)
-0.12 to +87.95 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +7.4995)
-0.22 to +54.5 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +8.0685)
-0.54 to +96.68 Industry: Mining (mean +15.1030)
-0.12 to +43.74 Industry: Insurance (mean +4.5175)
-0.16 to +36.47 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +5.5775)
-0.88 to +263.5 Industry: Retail (mean +27.6695)
-326.53 to +23.4 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -59.3535)
-0.22 to +185.32 Industry: Gambling (mean +39.8765)
-1.74 to +278.15 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +42.1355)
+0.01 to +0.08 Government Size (mean +0.0345)
+0 to +6.77 Welfare (mean +1.2025)
+0 to +7.62 Public Healthcare (mean +2.7220)
-0.15 to +24.56 Law Enforcement (mean +6.0225)
-0.1 to +45.77 Business Subsidization (mean +10.0360)
+0.2 to +1.7 Rudeness (mean +0.6950)
-1.16 to -0.37 Intelligence (mean -0.7100)
+0 to +0.2 Ignorance (mean +0.0235)
+3 Weather
+0 to +1.05 Compliance (mean +0.2020)
-0.38 to +0.02 Safety (mean -0.0720)
-0.01 to +0.03 Lifespan (mean +0.0030)
-0.28 to +60.78 Defense Forces (mean +10.3460)
+0 to +0.1 Pacifism (mean +0.0160)
+0 to +0.95 Taxation (mean +0.1950)
-1.48 to -1.11 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.2660)
+0 to +0.57 Corruption (mean +0.4455)
-0.31 to -0 Integrity (mean -0.0485)
-0.31 to -0 Employment (mean -0.0485)
+0 to +3.71 Public Transport (mean +1.3230)
+0 to +3.15 Tourism (mean +0.6885)
-0.11 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0195)
+0 to +0.22 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.0805)
-1.43 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.4540)
-0.11 to -0 Human Development Index (mean -0.0390)
+0.51 to +4.49 Primitiveness (mean +1.3770)
-3.52 to -0.48 Scientific Advancement (mean -1.2135)
-273.23 to +1346.03 Average Income (mean +140.6790)
-243.32 to +153.44 Average Income of Poor (mean +5.6385)
-303 to +12480 Average Income of Rich (mean +952.1500)
+27.77 to +322.2 Public Education (mean +132.1250)
-0.41 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0465)
+0 to +4.13 Foreign Aid (mean +0.2275)
-1064.99 to +5.81 Average Disposable Income (mean -318.5535)
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| 4. universities spend millions removing ivy from their walls to avoid accusations of elitism |
-0.11 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.0029)
-1.91 to +0.44 Economy (mean -0.1461)
-0.9 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0576)
-0.39 to +0.04 Death Rate (mean -0.0068)
-91.78 to -0.36 Eco-Friendliness (mean -14.6311)
+0 to +0.17 Social Conservatism (mean +0.0045)
-109.27 to +0.21 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -7.9884)
-30.96 to +0.21 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -4.5992)
-101.03 to +0.38 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -7.7318)
-438.94 to +293.15 Industry: Information Technology (mean +68.2550)
-81.6 to +0.3 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -5.3282)
-117.36 to +0.11 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -6.6245)
-143.6 to -0 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -27.1455)
-108.48 to +7.68 Sector: Agriculture (mean -12.4213)
-101.32 to +0.44 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -7.2134)
-36.06 to +0.3 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -3.0179)
-98.96 to +0.5 Industry: Mining (mean -7.5671)
-75.25 to +52.76 Industry: Insurance (mean -2.9497)
-34.47 to +47.47 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -2.8447)
-172.79 to +0.1 Industry: Retail (mean -18.8147)
-144.21 to +296.44 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +0.7816)
-294.08 to +21.26 Industry: Gambling (mean -15.7961)
-225.1 to -0 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -42.8826)
+0.02 to +0.23 Government Size (mean +0.0816)
-108.91 to -0 Welfare (mean -17.8147)
-84.33 to -0.54 Public Healthcare (mean -19.9776)
-93.05 to +95.93 Law Enforcement (mean -11.7313)
-116.47 to -1.3 Business Subsidization (mean -22.4868)
-0.29 to +1.27 Income Equality (mean +0.5192)
-10.39 to +0.16 Rudeness (mean -1.7800)
+0.63 to +2.92 Intelligence (mean +1.5574)
-7.53 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.4182)
-3 Weather
+0.16 to +1.98 Compliance (mean +0.4584)
+0.01 to +6.56 Safety (mean +0.6539)
-0.11 to +0.14 Lifespan (mean -0.0047)
-0.37 to +0.48 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.1068)
-183.38 to -0 Defense Forces (mean -14.5153)
+0 to +2.09 Pacifism (mean +0.2211)
-1.42 to +0.34 Economic Freedom (mean -0.7568)
+0 to +0.98 Taxation (mean +0.2192)
-2.63 to -1.38 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.6676)
-1.83 to +0.52 Corruption (mean -0.5634)
-0.16 to +0.74 Integrity (mean +0.1674)
-70.37 to +174.06 Authoritarianism (mean +19.6318)
-0.23 to +0.35 Employment (mean +0.0300)
-40.07 to -0 Public Transport (mean -8.4013)
+0.58 to +22.83 Tourism (mean +3.2032)
-0.26 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0334)
-0.78 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.2171)
-0.11 to +0.01 Obesity (mean -0.0116)
-0.63 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.0166)
-2.89 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.1603)
-0.48 to +0.37 Averageness (mean -0.1068)
-0.07 to +0.39 Human Development Index (mean +0.1368)
-47.67 to -0.2 Primitiveness (mean -3.7437)
+0.2 to +8.01 Scientific Advancement (mean +2.4655)
+0.01 to +5.54 Inclusiveness (mean +1.4384)
-1059.92 to +399.26 Average Income (mean -7.4203)
-445.07 to +3663.04 Average Income of Poor (mean +799.4618)
-11086 to +423 Average Income of Rich (mean -1736.2368)
+58.6 to +554.88 Public Education (mean +241.1808)
-1.15 to -0 Crime (mean -0.1121)
-33.5 to -0 Foreign Aid (mean -5.2200)
-1690.95 to +57.97 Average Disposable Income (mean -281.7624)
+0 to +2.73 Food Quality (mean +0.4624)
+0 to +2 Accessibility (mean +0.8947)
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| 5. fraternities are rejoicing at government-subsidized partying |
+0 to +0.55 Civil Rights (mean +0.0044)
+0 to +0.95 Political Freedom (mean +0.0075)
-1.39 to +0.09 Death Rate (mean -0.0149)
+0 to +0.16 Compassion (mean +0.0013)
-35.37 to +7.82 Eco-Friendliness (mean -8.3201)
-0.83 to -0 Social Conservatism (mean -0.0066)
+0 to +0.25 Nudity (mean +0.0020)
-59.79 to +9.82 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -3.8833)
-44.88 to +27.55 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -4.3790)
-64.67 to +17.82 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -6.9828)
-186.8 to +571.32 Industry: Information Technology (mean +160.2458)
-46.66 to +120.1 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +3.6007)
-39.45 to +5.25 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -4.2924)
-287.02 to +166.15 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -24.5017)
-110.33 to +41.88 Sector: Agriculture (mean -10.4793)
-74.04 to +40.56 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -3.1813)
-51.68 to +34.01 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -2.4741)
-75.04 to +46.85 Industry: Mining (mean -4.6444)
-68.65 to +226.19 Industry: Insurance (mean -1.3106)
-56.55 to +41.29 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -5.3036)
-182.66 to +90.97 Industry: Retail (mean -12.8916)
-97.05 to +467.5 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +8.4183)
-857.17 to +22.68 Industry: Gambling (mean -20.1525)
-344.75 to +190.98 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -35.3682)
+0 to +0.33 Government Size (mean +0.0829)
-40.11 to +3.61 Welfare (mean -8.1977)
-47.28 to +10.49 Public Healthcare (mean -10.0234)
-97.03 to +23.66 Law Enforcement (mean -8.6660)
-93.37 to +120.65 Business Subsidization (mean -11.0512)
+0 to +0.1 Niceness (mean +0.0008)
-0.28 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.0022)
+0 to +5.14 Intelligence (mean +1.7533)
-9.54 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.2219)
+0 to +2.26 Political Apathy (mean +0.0179)
-4 to -0 Weather (mean -3.9048)
+0 to +1.78 Compliance (mean +0.3725)
-0.28 to +4.61 Safety (mean +0.0506)
-0.08 to +0.17 Lifespan (mean +0.0024)
+0 to +0.76 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0060)
-122.06 to +61.14 Defense Forces (mean -9.3513)
+0 to +1.92 Pacifism (mean +0.2183)
+0 to +1.38 Taxation (mean +0.2103)
-2.5 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.6640)
+0 to +0.01 Corruption (mean +0.0001)
-0.03 to +0.02 Integrity (mean -0.0001)
-17.53 to -0 Authoritarianism (mean -0.1391)
-2.82 to +0.02 Employment (mean -0.1147)
-27.55 to +2.35 Public Transport (mean -4.2724)
+0 to +22.9 Tourism (mean +2.3456)
-0.21 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0142)
+0 to +0.85 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.0532)
+0 to +0.04 Obesity (mean +0.0010)
-3.81 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.1526)
-0.76 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.0060)
+0 to +0.8 Human Development Index (mean +0.1694)
-54.27 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -3.1700)
+0 to +10.77 Scientific Advancement (mean +2.6732)
-1475.55 to +1337.59 Average Income (mean +176.7513)
-1243.34 to +723.64 Average Income of Poor (mean +121.8357)
-2345 to +6171 Average Income of Rich (mean +311.7302)
+0 to +573.64 Public Education (mean +228.4866)
-1.24 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0513)
-12.86 to +1.59 Foreign Aid (mean -2.1870)
-3606.58 to +181.28 Average Disposable Income (mean -298.8594)
-0.17 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.0014)
-0.23 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.0084)
+0 to +0.8 Accessibility (mean +0.0102)
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
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| 6. fraternities are despairing at the end of government-subsidized partying |
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| 7. woe-is-me olympics is the fastest growing collegiate sport |
-0.07 to -0 Economy (mean -0.0250)
-0.02 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0075)
-0.06 to -0 Death Rate (mean -0.0150)
-7.01 to -0.28 Eco-Friendliness (mean -3.8775)
-0.27 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -0.0675)
-6.66 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -1.6650)
-8.28 to -0 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -2.9800)
-28.11 to -2.73 Industry: Information Technology (mean -13.8600)
-7.8 to -0 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -1.9500)
-19.99 to -0 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -5.4525)
-0.52 to -0 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -0.1300)
-7.25 to -0 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -1.8125)
-2.28 to -0 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.5700)
-2.5 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -0.7150)
-2.06 to -0 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.5825)
-5.99 to -0 Industry: Retail (mean -2.1125)
-15.28 to -8.58 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -10.4875)
-0.16 to -0 Industry: Gambling (mean -0.0550)
-8.28 to -0 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -3.1750)
+0.05 to +0.07 Government Size (mean +0.0650)
-10.15 to -1.72 Welfare (mean -5.0600)
-9.13 to -3.18 Public Healthcare (mean -5.6850)
-6.61 to -0.18 Law Enforcement (mean -2.4275)
-6.49 to -3.04 Business Subsidization (mean -4.3900)
+0 to +0.82 Income Equality (mean +0.3375)
-0.97 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.3050)
+0 to +0.04 Compliance (mean +0.0125)
+0 to +0.18 Safety (mean +0.0775)
+0 to +0.18 Lifespan (mean +0.0475)
+0 to +0.37 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.1475)
-1.59 to -0 Defense Forces (mean -0.3975)
+0 to +0.02 Pacifism (mean +0.0075)
-1.11 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.4425)
+0.14 to +0.48 Taxation (mean +0.2275)
-1.18 to -1 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.0725)
+0 to +5.3 Authoritarianism (mean +2.6300)
-0.07 to -0 Employment (mean -0.0325)
-5.89 to -1.38 Public Transport (mean -2.7575)
-0.03 to -0 Tourism (mean -0.0125)
-0.01 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0025)
-0.37 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.1475)
-0.16 to -0 Human Development Index (mean -0.0400)
+3.23 to +4.11 Inclusiveness (mean +3.7425)
+79.1 to +133.22 Average Income (mean +107.2775)
+122.61 to +710.83 Average Income of Poor (mean +363.5925)
-790 to +144 Average Income of Rich (mean -249.7500)
-14.81 to -5.53 Public Education (mean -8.3425)
-3.04 to -0.11 Foreign Aid (mean -1.1825)
-511.7 to -36.58 Average Disposable Income (mean -228.2925)
+1.01 to +2.2 Food Quality (mean +1.5250)
+9.36 to +14.24 Accessibility (mean +11.0200)
adds policy: Affirmative Action
adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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