Setup

Load packages

library(ggplot2)
library(dplyr)

Load data

load("brfss2013.RData")

Part 1: Data

Part 2: Research questions

Research question 1: Question: Do pairs of adjacent states with similar demographics and geography exhibit similar patterns of pregnancy?

Discussion: The four pairs of states WA/OR, ND/SD, AL/MI, VT/Nh are very similar to each other. The rates of pregnancy should also be very similar. If not, the quality of the telephone survey data may be an issue.

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Part 3: Exploratory data analysis

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