THE GDP – AN ANALYSIS OF ITS RELATION TO
CO2 EMISSIONS, CAR OWNERSHIP
AND URBAN POPULATION
Research Methods and Statistics
WS 2011/2012
15.03.2012
Prof. Irene Peters

Mostafa El Gamal
Matriculation number: 6005342
Master of Science
REAP (Resource efficiency in architecture and planning)

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2
1. Collected data overview ........................................................................................................................... 2
2. Regression analysis ................................................................................................................................... 4
3. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Table 1: Collected data (World data bank, 2008) ......................................................................................... 3
Table 2: Results of single and multiple regressions ...................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Second single regression between the GDP and motor vehicles per 1,000 people ...................... 5
Figure 1: First single regression between the GDP and CO2 emissions per capita ...................................... 5
Figure 3: Third single regression between the GDP and urban population percentage .............................. 6

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Introduction
There are many factors which affect the gross domestic product of