US GDP per capita growth (annual %) Summary Statistics ✓ Solved

The provided data summarizes the annual percentage growth of the US GDP per capita over a specific period. The focus of this analysis is on the statistical results derived from this dataset.

Statistical Summary

The mean growth rate is 1.843%, with a standard error of 0.564%. The median growth rate is slightly higher at 1.868%. Notably, the t-test statistic calculated is -2, indicating that we need to compare this value against the t-critical value of -1 at a significance level of 0.05 (one-tailed test).

T-Test Analysis

In hypothesis testing, if the t-test statistic is less than the t-critical value, we reject the null hypothesis (Ho). In this case, since -2 < -1, we reject Ho, suggesting that there is a statistically significant difference in the means.

Distribution Statistics

The mode is not available (ERROR:#N/A), but the standard deviation of the growth rates is 1.077%. Furthermore, the sample variance is calculated to be 2.387. The dataset has a kurtosis of 4.717 and a skewness of -1.816, indicating that the distribution of growth rates is slightly skewed to the left and is also leptokurtic, suggesting more outliers than a normal distribution.

Range and Extremes

The range of the growth rates is 6.502%, with a minimum value of -3.138% and a maximum value of 2.703%. The sum of the growth rates over the sampled period is 23.125, based on 222 observations counted in the dataset.

Conclusion

The analysis of the US GDP per capita growth indicates a complex statistical landscape, with significant implications for economic policies and projections. The rejection of the null hypothesis encourages further examination of the factors influencing economic growth.

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