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Depends on your metric. It’s perfectly reasonable to think that Kansas is doing better than Missouri because more people are able to lead the life they want. T
by anonfornoreason 5y ago
Depends on your metric. It’s perfectly reasonable to think that Kansas is doing better than Missouri because more people are able to lead the life they want.
There are other metrics beside “least fatalities” to factor.
- captainredbeard 5y agoThe death rate difference could be due to something as simple as a higher percentage of seniors in the state, for instance, or differing population densities. Hacker News is full of sophists.
- dang 5y ago"Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Your comment would be just fine without that swipe.
- kickopotomus 5y agoMedian age in Kansas is 36.7. Median age in Missouri is 38.6. Kansas has 4 towns with population densities >4000/sq mile. Missouri has 38 towns with population densities >4000/sq mile.