1. 2007/2/1 CMSC734 Assignment #1 Static Display for Data Presentation Leading Causes of Death Morimichi Nishigaki (michi@cs.umd.edu)

2. 2007/2/1CMSC 734 Assignment #11 Pneumonia and Respiratory Disease Show Similar Double Peaks in Ranking Transition of Death Causes data source : http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html Rank of Death Causes Two of major causes of death, Influenza & pneumonia and chronic low. respiratory disease, show similar double peaks shape of curve, in contrast heart disease does not. As an interpretation of similarity of the curve, pneumonia and respiratory disease would have correlation as lung related disease. Two peaks, in younger and older age, would be interpreted as weakness of resistance to those disease. - Morimichi Nishigaki

3. 2007/2/1CMSC 734 Assignment #12 Top Two Causes of Deaths, Heart Disease and Malignant Neoplasm, Take Over Half of Total Deaths 52% It is surprising that only two top causes of deaths, heart disease and malignant neoplasm, take more than half, 52%, of total deaths. Attentions to these top two disease would be the efficient medical cares. - Morimichi Nishigaki data source : http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html [deaths]

4. 2007/2/1CMSC 734 Assignment #13 Total 246,723 [deaths] data source : http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury is the Top Causes of Death in 25-34 Years Old Age Group Unintentional injury is the largest cause of deaths in 25-34 age group over among other diseases. Especially, motor vehicle traffic accident is the main cause of the unintentional injury in this age group. This figure makes us realized that the probability of being killed in traffic is higher than the one by diseases in this age - Morimichi Nishigaki Top 10 Causes of Death in 25-34 Age Group from 1999 to 2004