Data –Driven Design and Analysis An Unusual Incident

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.
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.
Data Cross-Tabulated By Economic Status and Gender
Economic Status
Population Exposed to Incident
Number of Deaths
Deaths Per 100 Exposed to Incident
Male
Female
Both
Male
Female
Both
Male
Female
Both
I (high)
180
145
325
118
4
122
65
3
37
II
179
106
285
154
13
167
87
12
59
III (low)
510
196
706
422
106
528
83
54
73
Other
862
23
885
670
3
673
78
13
76
Total
1731
470
2201
1364
126
1490
80
27
67
Data Cross-Tabulated by Economic Status and Age
Economic Status
Population Exposed to Incident
Number of Deaths
Deaths per 100 Exposed to Incident
Adult
Child
Both
Adult
Child
Both
Adult
Child
Both
I (high)
319
6
325
122
0
122
38
0
37
II
261
24
285
167
0
167
64
0
59
III (low)
627
79
706
476
52
528
76
66
73
Other
885
0
885
673
0
673
76
–
76
Total
2092
109
2201
1438
52
1490
69
48
67