Assignment:
Data -Driven Design and Analysis
An Unusual Incident
Below is a summary of data collected about a particular incident involving a large number of people. Your task is to look for patterns in the data, and hence determine what the incident may have been.
For example, one unusual pattern in the data is the difference in the overall female death rate (27%) and the overall male death rate (80%). There are many intriguing differences between the categories.
Q: Use the patterns you have found to help you decide what this unusual incident might be. Justify your answer using the data, and the patterns that you have noticed.
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Data Cross-Tabulated By Economic Status and Gender
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Economic Status
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Population Exposed
to Incident
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Number of
Deaths
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Deaths Per 100
Exposed to Incident
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Male
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Female
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Both
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Male
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Female
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Both
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Male
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Female
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Both
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I (high)
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180
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145
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325
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118
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4
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122
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65
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3
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37
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II
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179
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106
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285
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154
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13
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167
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87
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12
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59
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III (low)
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510
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196
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706
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422
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106
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528
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83
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54
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73
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Other
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862
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23
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885
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670
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3
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673
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78
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13
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76
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Total
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1731
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470
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2201
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1364
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126
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1490
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80
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27
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67
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Data Cross-Tabulated by Economic Status and Age
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Economic Status
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Population Exposed
to Incident
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Number of Deaths
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Deaths per 100
Exposed to Incident
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Adult
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Child
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Both
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Adult
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Child
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Both
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Adult
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Child
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Both
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I (high)
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319
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6
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325
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122
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0
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122
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38
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0
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37
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II
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261
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24
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285
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167
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0
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167
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64
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0
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59
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III (low)
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627
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79
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706
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476
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52
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528
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76
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66
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73
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Other
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885
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0
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885
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673
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0
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673
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76
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-
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76
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Total
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2092
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109
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2201
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1438
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52
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1490
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69
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48
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67
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