Zhi Jie Chen, Endeavor Firestone, Natalie Hernandez, Caitlin Li
We analyzed the air quality of the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) and compared it to the rates of lung cancer in these boroughs over the years of 2009 and 2018. We strived to find whether there was a correlation between these two variables, specifically does a lower air quality (more particulates in the air) relate to an increase in lung cancer rates in the same areas. Based on statistical analysis performed on existing data, it was found that the opposite of our hypothesis was true where a higher air quality (less particulates in the air) related to a decrease in lung cancer rates due to the fact that over the years of 2009 and 2018, air quality has become better in 2018 compared to 2009, correlating to a general decrease in lung cancer rates.
