This week, we are working on a dataset compiled by the Washington Post about fatal police shootings in the United States. This dataset contains information like the name of the victim, their location, the police department responsible for the shooting and more. Using this dataset, our goal for the week is to pose a question about the data and use the dataset to answer that question. The answer of that question will then lead to more questions. I chose to investigate what state had the most frequent shootings and found that it was California. There are further questions this poses, like :
a.) What race of people were most frequently shot by police in California?
b.) What police department in California was involved in the most shootings?
c.) What percentage of people shot by police departments in California were armed?
I will be exploring these questions and more in the coming weeks.