Import data

# excel file
data <- read_excel("myData.xlsx")

# R is reading my numbers as text/characters, so I’m converting them to numeric here so they display nicely on the y-axis.
data$overall_score <- as.numeric(data$overall_score)

data

State one question

How does the statistical performance (overall score) differ across different geographic regions in 2023?

Plot data

ggplot(data = data) + 
  geom_point(mapping = aes(x = region, y = overall_score))

Interpret

There seems to be preliminary evidence of a relationship between geographic location and statistical capacity, where countries in regions like Europe & Central Asia tend to have higher overall scores compared to countries in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa.