Question

Find an article that contains at least one statistical graph. Identify the original data as closely as possible from the information given in the study. Do this again for a study that has a different type of graph. In which study were you able to most closely determine much about the original data? Why?

Answer 1

STUDY 1

• In 2016, there were an estimated 10.4 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States with SMI. This number represented 4.2% of all U.S. adults.
• The prevalence of SMI was higher among women (5.3%) than men (3.0%).
• Young adults aged 18-25 years had the highest prevalence of SMI (5.9%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (5.3%) and aged 50 and older (2.7%).
• The prevalence of SMI was highest among the adults reporting two or more races (7.5%), followed by the American Indian/Alaska Native group (4.9%). The prevalence of SMI was lowest among the Asian group (1.6%).

STUDY 2

in ist study it is easy to determine graphs

(a) Since there are less parameters in first study compared to second

(b) histograms are easy to analyze than point charts