NationMaster - Scatterplot: Environment > Urban SO2 concentration vs People

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.535 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Environment > Urban SO2 concentration	People > Gender development
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Urban SO2 concentration Units: Micrograms/m3 Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
Source:	World Resources Institute, World Resources 1998-99; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2000; WHO,Air Management Information System-AMIS 2.0, 1998; and Global Urban Observatory, Citibase, 1999. via ciesin.org	Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002
Correlations:	Education > Expected duration of education for males Education > Expected duration of education for all students People > Gender development index Crime > Bribery victims Education > Expected duration of education for females	Economy > Human Development Index Health > Infant mortality rate Crime > Bribery victims Health > Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females Health > Probability of dying before 5 > Females
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