Skip to Content

Welcome to crimsonwriting.com

Please create an account or log in if you already have one.

Previews

Predictors for Happiness at the Country Level

Using step-down linear regression, a model was found that predicts 89.15% of the variability in general satisfaction for a given country (P<0.001). Satisfaction with the financial situation was found to be the strongest predictor of general satisfaction (P<0.001), followed by perceived freedom (P<0.001) and gross domestic product (P=0.001). The model suggests that economic circumstances strongly influence our personal level of fulfillment. However, the data also suggests that the principle of diminishing marginal utility does apply to economic prosperity too.

Facebook Privacy Settings for Students with Leadership Positions

Posted in

The study analyzed a sample of 146 students from Harvard College in order to expose a relationship between leadership, as measured by having positions in student organizations, and Facebook privacy settings. Students leaders (n=94) were less likely than the control group (n=52) to leave an open profile (accessible to the entire Harvard Network), to show their list of friends, their pictures, or their discussion wall.