Blog Post 3

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Antwerp, Brussels, and Luxembourg

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My Contributions

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• Changed HDI model to predict GDP data instead
• Sourced data for the GDP model, cleaned that data and simplified it to only have 8 countries
• Created linear regression model and added time series lag and country as a feature
• Since the data was in % of GDP, I had to convert to % of previous years GDP
• Used log normalization and cross validated the model
• Plotted scatterplots + residual plots for the GDP model + checked assumptions
• Added GDP model to the backend and created route
• Added tabs to Streamlit pages for Sam Yue and optional country feature
• Edited About page

Time in Luxembourg

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I found Luxembourg to be extremely interesting, especially with their pupblic transit and infrastructure. After asking a tour guide, I learned that citizens in Luxembourg don’t pay taxes and that most people who live in Luxembourg are foreigners. I found it interesting how an “idealistic” city could have amazing public systems but still have major problems such as drugs and labor shortage. Additionally, I found it interesting how people from France, Germany, and Belgium would come to this country to escape taxes and for its luxeries.