The freedom and public diplomacy linear regression finds that countries that practice public
diplomacy (y=1) do not necessarily need to be free. The freedom codec level for countries
conducting public diplomacy is 5, which goes beyond the maximum codec of 3.
• The linear regression for democracy does not provide conclusive evidence that only stable
democracies practice public diplomacy. The function comparing democracy and public
diplomacy creates a codec of 3, a figure higher than the maximum codec of 1 for stable
democracies. Even though this quantified relationship suggests that stable democracies
would practice public diplomacy there is concern with such a high codec.
• Prestige and public diplomacy have a linear regression that shows high correlation. The
optimal level of prestige for countries practicing public diplomacy with a codec of 4 or a
permanent member of the UN Security Council. This confirms the general observation that
the more prestigious a state, the greater the propensity for that state to conduct public
diplomacy.
• The linear regression for years of open diplomacy offers definitive pattern or conclusion as
the codec for years of open diplomacy when a state practices public diplomacy is 9, well
outside the range of years as a member of the UN.
• When the number of missions abroad is compared with public diplomacy in a linear function
contrasts the expectation that the more missions abroad would indicate a greater likelihood to
practice public diplomacy. The codec for missions abroad that was found for countries
conducting public diplomacy (y=1) is 5, which would indicate a total number of over 200
missions abroad an improbable number.