Data Ethics

Diabetes Patient

The dataset focused on readmission of Diabetes patients in the U.S. from 1999-2008. As we explored the data, we noticed many unspecified data points, specifically in weight, age, medication, and other categories. Our goal was to evaluate how choices in data formatting/presentation can hinder our ability to understand relationships between crucial factors, reducing a patient to vague statistics, thus neglecting a holistic, comprehensive understanding of their life.