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FirebrandRoaring · 2291 days ago · link · · parent · post: Sacramento hopes to curb gun violence through paid incentives (through a program of Advance Peace)

Looking over the data quickly, it looks like one of the strongest predictors is how cold the country is.

I just want to point out India, South Korea, China and Sri Lanka being in top 10.

Could it be that those hotter countries at the bottom are also economically weaker and/or have less industry?

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b_b · 2290 days ago · link ·

It's very difficult to pull any real trend out of the data, isn't it? For every parameter you can think of, there appears to be a counter example country on the low end of the spectrum, too.

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FirebrandRoaring · 2290 days ago · link ·

True: especially for those of us with no real education in data mining and pattern recognition.