Lead
When the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, 62% of the first class passengers survived while only 25% of the third class passengers survived; this suggests that the socioeconomic status of the passengers played a major role in their final moments aboard the Titanic.
Excel Workbook: Raw Data & Small Slice
My excel workbook is divided into two different sheets: the original raw data and a smaller slice. The smaller slice of data shows the total number of passengers in each class divided into two different coded categories: 0 for died and 1 for survived. Below the total is the share of survived passengers for each class which is the percentage of each class's survival rate.
Original Data Set
The original dataset can be found here. The main source of information for the dataset is from the Encyclopedia Titanica.
Supporting Article
A JSTOR Daily article by Nashwa Khan published on June 2, 2016 titled "What the Titanic Reveals About Class and Life Expectancy" discusses the link between socioeconomic status and the lower survival rate for third class passengers aboard the Titanic. The article highlights how as a passenger's socioeconomic status declined so did their likelihood of survival. The article suggests using the event of the Titanic sinking as a lens to help analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status and life expectancy.
During your first update, I thought the rate of survival based on class was determined on if the cabins were in more or less dangerous areas of the Titanic. After reading Khan's article it's interesting to know that the rate of survival had nothing to do with cabin location but rather socioeconomic class in terms of psychology, this is a really good topic to analyze. Great job Hannah
ReplyDeleteFantastic lead, it created a very captivating story and provides a good use of a hook to get someone to continue to read. I also thought that the supporting article was one of the most effective ways to support the conclusion that you've found from your data. Overall, it seems like you've got a good handle of this entire assignment.
ReplyDeleteI really like how your lead shows us a statistics right off the bat, really eye-catching and makes us want to find out more information through your data. The article was a good read and I thought it went really well with your data.
ReplyDeleteExcellent lead, though it's not at all surprising, knowing that period of history. The supporting article definitely confirms that much, though the number is still surprising. So far, this is an interesting view.
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely an interesting lead. Just seeing the numbers next to each other really shows how drastic that comparison is. I think you picked a good article for context. I would like to know about it because, even though I definitely am not surprised at how status played a role in the Titanic, it is interesting that it managed to play such a big role in a disaster like this. It suggests that lives were literally ranked by importance. Wow!
ReplyDeleteYour analysis is a very interesting outlook on the Titanic tragedy. Having people of higher wealth have a higher probability of survival was something I never thought about, but in hindsight, seems more obvious with the way society is and has always been. I am curious if there are any other factors that correlate so heavily with survival or not.
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