POLS 207 9TH Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture II. Texas compared to USA. Regulations and rulesIII. EducationIV. Government in TexasOutline of Current Lecture V. Comparing states and CommunitiesB. Physical demographicC. WealthD. Social problemE. Coping with social problemsVI. Map explanationsVII. Innocence projectVIII. Chapter 2IX. Scatter plots and correlationsCurrent Lecture- Comparing states and communitieso Physical and demographic Size and pop Percentage metroo Wealth High incomeo Social problem Murder Unemployment Educating childreno Coping with social problems Death penalty Cost of public education- People don’t trust government so they use private schools for education $20-24 thousand- Are there differences between states?o Yes- Is Texas a typical state?These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o No, big in pop, people, and area size-Know Maps for this chapter-Per capita income in 2010:o Highest: Alaska, Washington, Utah, north Dakota, Virginia, new york, Delaware, Massachusetts, Vermont, Colorado, new jersey -Populations in 2010:o Highest: Texas, California, Florida, new york-Metropolitan population 2010:o California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, new york, Florida, north east-Non citizen population: (not citizens to state, not illegal immigrationo California is highest, 15-20%-Per capita income 2012:o Highest: Washington, California, Colorado, Utah, new york, Virginia, Vermont, Delaware, new jersey, Massachusetts-Unemployment rate 2012:o Highest: California, Nevada, Virginia, N&S Carolina, Georgia-Life expectancy 2011:o Highest: California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, new york, mass, Rhode islando Lower life expectancy because of lower health care Michigan, N&S Dakota -Women tend to live longer because they are more willing to ask for help, tend to be more social (have social connections and having people to talk to)-Men exhibit and engage in risky behavior, lower life expectancy-Married people live longer than single because they have a social connection/interaction-People with pets live longer-Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world-Murders per 100,00 pop 2011:o New Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, south Carolina-Poverty 2010:o South has higher poverty than north and Mississippi, Louisiana have highest in country-Percentage of high school completion:o The south has lower percentage than north, Texas is in lowest group-Property crimes 2010:o Texas, Arizona, Washington, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama-Texas has the highest executions since 1976, with 474 executions.o Our execution rates are almost 400 times more than any other stateo Error rates for executions percentages is 2-5% -Innocence project: law school students from high end schools, are taking old cases and presenting new evidence defending the accused, and found out that the people who were put injail for the crime turned out innocent-Death penalty costs more than life in prison because all the court cases are drug out and can have appeals all the way until the Supreme court -Execution rate is higher in Oklahoma, but Texas kills more people because we have more population-Infant mortality per 1000 live births 2007:o Highest: Oklahoma, bible belt- Arkansas, and Florida-7.9% tax in Texas, we are in the lowest group of taxation ratesChapter 2:-are some patterns evidence of cause and effect?-Are there explanations for patterns in Texas?-Scatterplot analysis, compare Texas to other states-Correlations:o Technique for expressing relationships in quantitive termso Degree of inherent association which exists between 2 variables occurring simultaneously in the same universe (Abraham N