...> If so then I won the debate! No, I maintain the claim that "there is a weak negative correlation between size and growth rate. The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP. The correlation is extremely ...

... of an economy.? If so then I won the debate! No, I maintain the claim that "there is a weak negative correlation between size and growth rate. The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP. The correlation is ...

BretCahill@peoplepc.com wrote: The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP. What was your total after summing all the rates? Bret Cahill 1,145.2%% Total excludes "World" and "EU" to avoid double ...

> > > The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP. What was your total after summing all the rates? Bret Cahill 1,145.2%% Total excludes "World" and "EU" to avoid double counting. OK, now divide that by the number of countries. Bret Cahill

BretCahill@peoplepc.com wrote: The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP. What was your total after summing all the rates? Bret Cahill 1,145.2%% Total excludes "World" and "EU" to avoid double counting. -- Alex -- ...

> > The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - What was your total after summing all the rates? Bret Cahill

... openly admitted you were ignorant of the most basic term in stats, ave. mean? There is a small negative slope to the line of best fit between growth rate and GDP, with very weak correlation. First, the line would be slightly positive assuming the "average" used made any sense. Second, an unweighted "...

...favor of _larger_ countries using _your_ "average." No. looking at the data you posted for gdp growth rate, and an associated page for gdp size. The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP....

...you openly admitted you were ignorant of the most basic term in stats, ave. mean? There is a small negative slope to the line of best fit between growth rate and GDP, with very weak correlation. First, the line would be slightly positive assuming the "average" used made any sense. Second, an unweighted "ave." is a...

... economies. In fact, there is a weak negative correlation between size and growth rate. In favor of _larger_ countries using _your_ "average." The line of best fit relating real GDP growth to GDP for the data in the CIA fact book is GDP growth = 5.33%% - 10BP per trillion of GDP. The ...