Make for more scatter plots comparing GDP growth 1970-2000 to corruption, political rights, rule of law, and socio-political instability, Put GDP growth on the x-axis. What relationships come through in these plots? What is the implication of putting growth on the x-axis? How might an analyst figure out which variable causes which?
Last, formulate and explain a hypothesis regarding the relationship between computer usage and per capita income growth. Since you only have data on computer usage for 2005, create a GDP growth variable for 2000-2005 for this comparison. Make a scatter plot of these two variables to look for evidence of the relationship you predict. Does this plot support your hypothesis? How or how not?