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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.973 (this correlation is very strong)
Outliers:
California
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| Variable: |
Military > Cost of the Military |
Economy > Gross State Product > Current Dollars |
| Plot Display: |
Logarithmic (base 10) |
Linear |
| Definition: |
Cost of the Military. This data set indicates how much money leaves the state in terms of residents' individual income taxes to pay for military spending. In this case, the 'military' is simply defined as the function area (050) 'National Defense' in the federal budget. As such, it does not include other military-related items like financing weapons sales.
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Gross State Product in US dollars, current prices. GDP figures for the US Territories of Guam , American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands are based on Purchasing Power Parity from 2000. US Virgin Islands GDP figure is from 2002. Puerto Rico's GDP is a 2005 estimate and also based on Purchasing Power Parity. |
| Source: |
National Priorities Project Database, 2004
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US Census Bureau, 2004. |
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