1. Read this background information: Gallup Well Being Index (dated Mar 10, 2009) at http://www.well-beingindex.com/methodology.asp .
2. You are a data analyst for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. Your boss wants you to analyze the overall Well-Being Index and its component parts of Life Evaluation and Work Quality relative to Maryland. You want to discuss what percentage of states are below Maryland in each of these areas.
   
   3. Maryland routinely competes with Virginia and Pennsylvania for economically important development projects. We know that work and life quality are important considerations in company decisions to move to given states. Evaluate what percentage of states are above each of these states. How does Maryland compare to these two states in each of the three areas?
   
   4. If you were advising the overall powers in your agency, are there any problems or policies that could be pursued to improve Maryland's image in the area? Summarize your analysis in a well-written memo. Describe the analytical techniques you used, your results and conclusions.

5. Submit the memo and your Excel file.

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