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- In police shootings, what are the age cumulative distribution functions (or CDFs) for various racial groups?
- Are there statistically significant differences between these distributions, and how do they compare?
- Is it possible to measure the impact of age differences using Cohen’s d?
- Are the ages of those who were escaping and those who were not significantly different?
- Does the chance of being shot while escaping vary by race?
- Which statistical tests—such as Monte Carlo methods or t-tests—confirm or disprove these trends?
- Does the percentage of shootings involving unarmed people drop noticeably when body camera footage is used?
- What ethnic differences exist in body camera use?
- How do police shootings by state relate to the use of body cameras?
- What proportion of people who were shot by police had weapons as opposed to none?
- Does the victim’s race have a statistically significant impact on whether they were armed?
- Does using a body camera change when a weapon is present?
- Which cities or states have the greatest per capita rates of police shootings?
- Are there trends of greater racial disparity in shootings in some states?
- Can high-risk areas where police encounters lead to more fatalities be identified using clustering methods?