Scholey,+B

Brainstorming Ideas:
 * Drug Usage vs. Depression
 * Grades vs. Amount of time spent playing video games
 * Suicide Rates vs. Relationship Status
 * Extracurricular Activities Participation vs. Depression
 * Amount of text messaging per week vs. School Averages
 * Dieting vs. Depression
 * Smoking vs. Depression

Stage 3:

Introduction:

Question: Does yearly income any effect on suicide rates in Canada?

Hypothesis: I believe that the lower yearly income of a person the more likely they are to be depressed and therefore commit suicide.

Background Information: I chose this topic because I thought it would be interesting and I believe that there is a corrrelation between the two.

Presentation & Analysis of Data:

Raw Data:

These are some graphs and charts I found from various websites that are cited in my sourcesand provided my with my data.

Chart & Graph of Suicide Rates per country by gender 

Chart & Graph of Suicide Rates in Canada between the years 2001-2005 by age

 Chart & Graph of Average Income of families between the years 2003-2007

Number of Low Income Families in Canada
 * || 1998 || 1999 || 2000 || 2001 || 2002 || 2003 || 2004 || 2005 || 2006 || 2007 ||
 * All persons || 4,031 || 3,861 || 3,743 || 3,396 || 3,540 || 3,594 || 3,545 || 3,410 || 3,354 || 2,952 ||
 * All persons || 4,031 || 3,861 || 3,743 || 3,396 || 3,540 || 3,594 || 3,545 || 3,410 || 3,354 || 2,952 ||

Summarized Data:

This is my main data that I will be using. The graph below shows the data above.
 * || 2001 || 2002 || 2003 || 2004 || 2005 ||
 * Suicide Rate || 3692 || 3650 || 3765 || 3613 || 3743 ||
 * Number of Low income Families || 3396 || 3540 || 3594 || 3545 || 3410 ||



One Variable Calculations:

The Number of Suicides through the years of 2001-2005: Mean: 3692.6 (rounded to 3693) Meadian: 3689 Mode: There is none.

The number of families with a low-income through the years 2001-2005: Mean: 3497 Median: 3569.5 (rounds to 3570) Mode: There isn't one.

Two-Variable Calculations:



Sources:

//World Health Organization//. (2003, May). Retrieved January 1, 2010, from []

Kellner, F. (2009). //The Canadian Encyclopedia//. Retrieved January 1, 2010, from []

//Statistics Canada//. (2009, December 23). Retrieved December 19, 2009, from []