Today in class we discussed Mahnoor’s project and the time series that she is working on. I found it interesting how she narrowed the data per state and then broke it down further by race. It is quiet impactful to see the data visually.

 

Regarding my project:

I have created heat maps representing:

• Locations where mentally ill individuals were shot and body cameras were used.
• Locations where body cameras were used.

(To create these maps, I used Esri’s ArcGIS Online program.)

When comparing both maps, I noticed that although body cameras were most frequently used in densely populated areas, the recorded instances involving individuals with mental illness are significantly fewer.

 

This week we did not have class, however I was able to get started working in Mathematica. My code for my 2 questions, “Where are the body cameras used more? (which county)” and “Were there any mentally ill people shot near the locations where body cameras are used?” is coming along. I am having issues getting Mathematica to read the data correctly to be able to map them out. Going to keep at it of course…

This week I was able to download and begin working with Mathematica. It has been a little rough around the edges but I will continue to work with the program to get the answers to the questions we have. I have also begun the intro to our report.

This week in class we reviewed how Mathematica can be used in a statistical setting. I started downloading the application to get myself used to Mathematica’s interface. I have had trouble installing Mathematica and am waiting for IT to email me back with solutions. During class we discussed the questions Lavanya and I decided on. Ryan was very helpful in suggesting that we find the correlation between location of police station and where the shootings of people with mental illness as well as where the body cameras were not used. We will be taking his suggestion and applying it to our research. Hopefully by the end of next week I will have the Mathematica issue resolved so I can begin my portion of the project.