Happier Countries Use More Macs

Happier European countries tend to use more Macs Europe • 25 countries • moderate positive relationship Pearson r = 0.60 Spearman ρ = 0.68 R² = 0.36 Sweden Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom Italy Denmark Belgium Germany France Ireland Norway Austria Poland Finland Spain Portugal Czechia Slovakia Hungary Serbia Romania Greece Bulgaria Russia Ukraine Happiness score Apple desktop share (%)

A scatter plot compares European countries’ happiness scores with their Apple desktop share, showing a moderately positive trend: countries with more Macs tend to be happier. The joke presents a deliberately absurd correlation as if owning Macs causes national happiness, making it useful as a sarcastic reaction to dubious statistics or correlation-based claims. EN: A scatter plot compares European countries’ happiness scores with their Apple desktop share, showing a moderately positive trend: countries with more Macs tend to be happier. The joke presents a deliberately absurd correlation as if owning Macs causes national happiness, making it useful as a sarcastic reaction to dubious statistics or correlation-based claims.

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