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Since you are around, the thesis > But is there evidence that such a disconnect exists between what we see in the news and what is reality for most us? is an
by charlescearl 7y ago
Since you are around, the thesis
> But is there evidence that such a disconnect exists between what we see in the news and what is reality for most us?
is an interesting one, particularly in this case. The leading cause of death for African American males 15 - 35 in 2015 was homicide according to CDC statistics. It seems that’s a very important news worthy focus, especially with respect to policy debates that shape the way US cities are run. Even including caveats in your report would bring an important and nuanced view. I’m curious as to why this was not discussed.
- owenshen24 7y agoOne thing I wished we had done originally was stratify by age. Commenters on the original post mentioned that it wasn't entirely accurate to average over all deaths, esp. as different things are more likely to kill you at different times in life. The short answer for why we didn't do it is that I didn't realize this until after we finished the project. This was for a university data science project, and we were working on limited time.
- charlescearl 7y agoEspecially given it was a class, great work. Appreciate that the GitHub is accessible and transparent.