NationMaster - Scatterplot: People > Divorce rate vs Economy

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.645 (this correlation is potentially significant)
Outliers: Korea, South, Japan

	X Axis	Y Axis

Variable:	People > Divorce rate	Economy > Patents granted
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Divorce rate per 1,000 people	Patents granted to residents per million people 1998.
Source:	divorcereform.org2004	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). 2001. Intellectual Property Statistics. Publication A. Geneva
Correlations:	Economy > Research and development personnel Economy > GDP per capita in 1950 Environment > Ecological footprint Economy > GDP per capita in 1973 Economy > World Trade > Exports > Misc non-ferrous base metal	People > Divorce rate Economy > Technological achievement Media > Fax machines Economy > World Trade > Exports > Paper paperboard Economy > World Trade > Imports > Electric current
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