January 1, 2017

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We have some economic data from the US Census Bureau, by tract:

##       GEOID10 PctPoverty MedianHouseholdIncome
## 1 42001030101        3.5                 70729
## 2 42001030102        7.2                 62372
## 3 42001030500        6.7                 52039
## 4 42001030600       10.3                 60964
## 5 42001030700       11.2                 49135
## 6 42001030800        6.0                 56649

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And we've also calculated the overdue property tax owed by "deadbeat investors", defined as owners with 3 or more overdue properties in the City of Philadelphia. We've gathered that data by tract:

##   trimmedTract totalOwedByTract
## 1   4.2101e+10         40919.62
## 2   4.2101e+10          2391.36
## 3   4.2101e+10         17724.00
## 4   4.2101e+10          2047.52
## 5   4.2101e+10         10319.21
## 6   4.2101e+10         23771.57

Can we detect a pattern?

Can we detect a pattern?