Factors Predicting the Scientific Wealth of Nations

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 54 SAGE Publications Published In Pages: 364-397
By Allik, Juri, Lauk, Kalmer, Realo, Anu

Hypothesis

Economic wealth is not strictly associated with scientific excellence across countries.

Note

Chose a variety of variables related to economic wealth (measured by GNI), levels of governance implementation and human development, life expectancy, and levels of education to test associations with scientific excellence.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple Regression AnalysisSupportedp < 0.05r = 0.33, p = 0.022UNKNOWN