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This is a fun exploration, but there are just so many plausible additional factors, from population density, to SFPD's selective enforcement, to many others tha
by anateus 13y ago
This is a fun exploration, but there are just so many plausible additional factors, from population density, to SFPD's selective enforcement, to many others that can be at least as significant if not more so than this one.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive causal analysis. You try to control for land mass, but don't really mention anything else that might indicate elevation to be a less significant factor and I think that does a great disservice to what otherwise is an interesting exercise.
- skwirl 13y agoI don't think the article is trying to claim that elevation magically has a causal impact on crime rates. It just shows that there is a correlation and claims nothing more. The point is that there IS some underlying root cause (or an extreme coincidence) and that is an interesting point in and of itself.
- mscarborough 13y ago"A great disservice"? Lighten up, this was a hackathon project, not a doctoral thesis. And the code is there for anyone to build upon using other factors.
- geebee 13y agoI agree. This is a good example of a small project that was worth getting out there. The code is posted, so if it's triggering some ideas, that's kind of the point - by all means, run with it!