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This is for Pinky and friends!

2016/01/29

Final Capstone project for JHU/Coursera Data Science Specialization

Final project for Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach through Coursera

This report aims to leverage the NOAA Storm Database to answer two primary questions regarding the adverse effects of severe weather events in the United States. First, it charts the extent of harm caused by different tracked events by finding the aggregate number of injuries and fatalities experienced from 1993-2011. The analysis finds that tornado and heat-related injuries are the most common in this group. Second, it charts the magnitude of economic damage caused by these events by finding the sum of property and crop damage experienced during the same time frame. The analysis finds that wind is the main driver of overall damage while hail leads all weather events with respect to crop damage. Further, the documentation throughout this analysis aims to delineate the steps taken and assumptions made in the process to ultimately drive these conclusions from the raw data supplied.