Research Paper

Conduct research based on the information below, using R. After analyzing the data in R, document the research and findings in a research paper in APA 7

format. Ask questions if you need to!

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses the social vulnerability index (SVI) to evaluate the impact of disasters on communities, weighting

the damage with social factors in the states of South Carolina and Alabama (CDC, 2018a; CDC 2018b).
Each community requires independent evaluation to identify the vulnerability of the area. Two of the contributing factors for this analysis are minority

status and language limitations. The data may lack credibility due to the fear of reprisal for persons that fall into these categories. Exploring the social

and physical characteristics, excluding these metrics can provide insight on the overall impact on the SVI.

What impact does the exclusion of the metrics that represent minorities and language limited individuals have on the predictability of the CDC’s SVI, based on

the 2018 data (CDC, 2018a; CDC, 2018b)?
Does the CDC’s SVI have key characteristics that impact the preclude potential exclusion without limiting the overall predictability of the SVI, based on the

2018 data (CDC, 2018a; CDC, 2018b)?

Data:

The data and data dictionaries are online.
o Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018a). Social Vulnerability Index [data set].

https://svi.cdc.gov/Documents/Data/2018_SVI_Data/C…

o Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018b). Social Vulnerability Index [code book]. https://svi.cdc.gov/Documents/Data/2018_SVI_Data/S…

o Note: Your raw data must be this report in its original form. Use the data dictionary to understand the data.

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