In our analysis of fatal police shootings, we’ve explored how factors like age, race, and threat levels correlate with signs of mental illness.
Age and Mental Illness: Our analysis revealed a significant correlation between age and signs of mental illness. The t-test showed a distinct age difference between individuals with and without signs of mental illness, with a t-statistic of 8.51 and a p-value near zero. This indicates a clear link between age and mental illness in these incidents.
Race and Mental Illness: Addressing race, we encountered initial data issues but corrected them to perform a chi-square test. The results showed a significant association between race and signs of mental illness, with a chi-square statistic of 171.23 and a p-value of 3.98×10−353.98×10−35.
Threat Level and Mental Illness: We also found a significant relationship between threat level and signs of mental illness, with a chi-square statistic of 24.48 and a p-value of 4.82×10−64.82×10−6.
Conclusion: Our analyses have illuminated significant correlations between age, race, threat level, and signs of mental illness in fatal police shootings. These insights pave the way for further investigation and a deeper understanding of these critical incidents. Our next step will be to analyze threat level distributions and their relationships with other variables.