[–] thebooktocome 9y ago ↗ Cute, but absolute numbers are meaningless here. Rewrite with per capita statistics and see what happens to your conclusions. [–] scedast 9y ago ↗ Per capita would hide lurking variables like differences in crime rate among different communities. Comparing to overall homicides surfaces this effect more. [–] thebooktocome 9y ago ↗ That's just not how you correct for confounding effects.
[–] scedast 9y ago ↗ Per capita would hide lurking variables like differences in crime rate among different communities. Comparing to overall homicides surfaces this effect more. [–] thebooktocome 9y ago ↗ That's just not how you correct for confounding effects.
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