Correlation Analysis: What Drives Population Growth?
What factors correlate with human population growth? Are the same factors associated with climate change? This interactive data widget uses bubble plots and data derived from gapminder.org to visualize relationships among fertility rates, energy use, and carbon dioxide emissions. The evidence compares how socioeconomic factors correlate with measures of population growth and environmental impact over time. Also see Correlation Analysis: What Drives Environmental Impact?
Topics
- AP environmental science
- APES
- next generation science standards
- NGSS
- correlation analysis
- fertility rate
- CO2 emissions
- GDP per capita
- energy use
- urban population
- population growth
- climate change
- human population dynamics
- statistical modeling
- data literacy
- bivariate datasets
- demographic indicators
- socio-economic factors
- environmental impact
- global development data
- Gapminder
- bubble plot
- sustainable development
- ecological footprint
- population trends
- developmental drivers
- demographic transition
- carbon footprint
- development indicators