Comments about ‘Top five states for happiness’

...there's barely a significant statistical difference, top to bottom, right? Big deal.

Partly because of the quanity of beer consumed per capita.

How can HI, the most expensive and highest welfare state be in the top 5?

"So..."

Did you look up additional information on the statistics or are you just making something up based on these contextless numbers? With just a number and no additional information as to how it was derived (no n, no standard deviation, etc.), you can't say whether or not the numbers are statistically significant. And if there happens to be no significant difference among the top five, is there a significant different between the top five and the other states? These numbers are completely meaningless, so you can't make a judgment as to whether or not they're a "big deal".

The question should be: Are you happy within your own life? That is what really matters. And I guess only you can answer that question. No statistical analyses required.

You reap what you sow!

Having been born and raised there, simple: good food, flowers that smell good, fresh air, beaches everywhere and people with aloha spirit that actually care about one another. Go fo' broke!