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Measuring the miningindustry’s contribution tothe host countrycontinuedMODULE THREEHow to present your findingsGenerally, the data you gathered in Step 1should be presented as graphs or tableswith an accompanying narrative drawingattention to the main points illustrated bythe graphs or listed in the tables. Figure 3.1provides an example of how you mightpresent the GDP information.You should present information for Step 2as graphs or tables with a brief explanatorynarrative. (Box 3.2 illustrates the kind ofconclusions that these data might support.)If you can, benchmark the host countryagainst countries in the same geographicalregion or in the same World Bank incomegroup.The benefits of benchmarking by the humandevelopment index are apparent in Figure3.2, which shows how GDP and the HDI cangive different results for different countries.Angola, for example, has a large petroleumindustry, investment in which will make alarge contribution to GDP per capita.However, the Sao Tome and Principeexample shows that a low GDP may havelittle bearing on the more completeindicators of “quality of life” measured bythe HDI.Azerbaijan (Table 3.1) provides anotherexample of how the Human DevelopmentReport data available on the UNDP’s websitecan be used to illustrate the widely divergingHDI scores in countries with similar levelsof income measured by GDP.50 Mining: Partnerships for Development TOOLKIT