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Human Development Index components.
Calculate HDI and compare countries!
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Human Development Index components.
Examining two different measures of the same concept (national wellbeing) develops the critical thinking skill of questioning metrics — asking not just 'what does the number say' but 'what does this number miss?' This metacognitive skill transfers to every data-driven argument a student will ever encounter.
1. Get data for 5 countries. 2. Calculate education index. 3. Calculate income index. 4. Average.