Review this example before starting the exercise Relative to your academic major, identify one, robust, open-source database for analysis and interpretation. The database must be in Excel for
Review this example before starting the exercise.
1. Relative to your academic major, identify one, robust, open-source database for analysis and interpretation. The database must be in Excel format or importable to Excel. (You may use the database provided above if needed. However, you should pose different questions if you use it.)
2. In the top rows above the data as shown in the example, postulate at least one appropriate question to be asked and answered from the database. See the example spreadsheet above.
3. Provide the answers to your questions as shown in the example spreadsheet above, as well as an interpretation.
Cain_Data_GA_All
Source: | https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/data/Documents/datafiles/AnnualReview_2015_Public_4_GA_20171106.xlsx | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results | Interpretation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Question 1. How many GA acidents occurred in 2015? | 1218 | =COUNT(B13:B1300) | |||||||||||||||||||
Question 2. How many fatal GA accidents occurred in 2015? | 231 | =COUNTIF(K11:K1300,"FATL") | 19% of GA accidents in 2015 involved fatalities. | ||||||||||||||||||
Question 3. How many GA accidents occurred in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama in 2015? | 149 | =COUNTIF(G4:G1300,"FL")+COUNTIF(G4:G1300,"GA")+COUNTIF(G4:G1300,"AL") | GA accidents in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama were 65% of the enitre country's fatal GA accidents. | ||||||||||||||||||
Question 4. How many GA accidents occurred in the takeoff and landing phases of flight in 2015? | 509 | =COUNTIF(T5:T1301,"TOF")+COUNTIF(T5:T1301,"LDG") | TOF and LDG accidents accounted for 42% of all 2015 GA accidents. | ||||||||||||||||||
General Aviation Accident Aircraft, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
ntsb_no | aircraft_key | ev_date | latitude | longitude | ev_city | ev_state | ev_country | inj_tot_f | inj_tot_s | ev_highest_injury | damage | far_part | oper_pax_cargo | oper_dom_int | oper_sched | acft_category | type_fly | CICTTEvent | CICTTPhase | IllegalAct | Synopsis |
WPR15CA073A9:A1222 | 1 | 1/1/15 | 322624N | 1141648W | Yuma | AZ | USA | MINR | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCI | TOF | No | Synopsis | |||||
WPR15CA074 | 1 | 1/3/15 | 351414N | 1203827W | San Luis Obispo | CA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | ARC | LDG | No | Synopsis | |||||
ERA15FA088 | 1 | 1/2/15 | 370201N | 0881008W | Kuttawa | KY | USA | 4 | 1 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | FUEL | ENR | No | Synopsis | |||
ERA15CA089 | 1 | 1/2/15 | 181235N | 0661738W | Barranquitas | PR | USA | MINR | SUBS | 091 | HELI | PERS | ARC | LDG | No | Synopsis | |||||
WPR15CA076 | 1 | 1/4/15 | 383442N | 1222608W | Angwin | CA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | USOS | LDG | No | Synopsis | |||||
WPR15LA077 | 1 | 1/3/15 | 364315N | 1194903W | Fresno | CA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | SCFPP | ENR | No | Synopsis | |||||
WPR15CA078 | 1 | 1/4/15 | 344836N | 1114760W | Sedona | AZ | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCG | LDG | No | Synopsis | |||||
CEN15CA097 | 1 | 1/5/15 | 462113N | 0872347W | Marquette | MI | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCG | TOF | No | Synopsis | |||||
CEN15LA098 | 1 | 1/4/15 | 400647N | 0851433W | Parker City | IN | USA | 1 | SERS | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCI | MNV | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15LA092 | 1 | 1/6/15 | 354312N | 0810824W | Long View | NC | USA | 1 | SERS | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | SCFPP | ICL | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15CA093 | 1 | 1/1/15 | 294339N | 0850133W | Apalachicola | FL | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | GCOL | TXI | No | Synopsis | |||||
CEN15LA099 | 1 | 1/6/15 | 304703N | 0983560W | Llano | TX | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCG | TOF | No | Synopsis | |||||
ERA15LA094 | 1 | 1/6/15 | 364649N | 0762803W | Norfolk | VA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | INST | SCFPP | ICL | No | Synopsis | |||||
ERA15CA095 | 1 | 1/7/15 | 440927N | 0702853W | Lewiston | ME | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCG | STD | No | Synopsis | |||||
WPR15FA081 | 1 | 1/9/15 | 341221N | 1182914W | Van Nuys | CA | USA | 1 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | FUEL | ICL | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15FA096 | 1 | 1/10/15 | 182724N | 0660554W | Catano | PR | USA | 1 | FATL | DEST | 091 | HELI | INST | LOCI | APR | No | Synopsis | ||||
WPR15LA083 | 1 | 1/10/15 | 382237N | 1204738W | Jackson | CA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCG | LDG | No | Synopsis | |||||
WPR15FA082 | 1 | 1/9/15 | 404635N | 1122933W | Tooele | UT | USA | 1 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | UIMC | ENR | No | Synopsis | ||||
CEN15FA101 | 1 | 1/11/15 | 395929N | 1043536W | Brighton | CO | USA | 1 | FATL | DEST | 091 | AIR | PERS | SEC | MNV | Yes | Synopsis | ||||
WPR15LA084 | 1 | 1/11/15 | 441710N | 1205411W | Prineville | OR | USA | 1 | FATL | DEST | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCI | ICL | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15LA097 | 1 | 1/10/15 | 341202N | 0864817W | Cullman | AL | USA | MINR | SUBS | 091 | AIR | INST | LOCG | STD | No | Synopsis | |||||
ERA15FA099 | 1 | 1/13/15 | 290223N | 0805343W | New Smyrna Beach | FL | USA | 1 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCI | APR | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15CA100 | 1 | 1/14/15 | 373343N | 0823359W | Pikeville | KY | USA | MINR | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | LOCI | LDG | No | Synopsis | |||||
CEN15LA103 | 1 | 1/10/15 | 403838N | 0855412W | Peru | IN | USA | 1 | SERS | NONE | 091 | BALL | PERS | ARC | LDG | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15CA101 | 1 | 1/15/15 | 422738N | 0713104W | Stow | MA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | INST | LOCI | APR | No | Synopsis | |||||
ERA15FA102 | 1 | 1/16/15 | 272723N | 0812033W | Sebring | FL | USA | 2 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | AIR | ASHO | LOCI | MNV | No | Synopsis | ||||
WPR15LA086 | 1 | 1/16/15 | 210817N | 1564901W | Ualapue | HI | USA | 1 | SERS | SUBS | 091 | AIR | INST | SCFPP | ENR | No | Synopsis | ||||
ERA15FA103 | 1 | 1/16/15 | 323252N | 0834937W | Fort Valley | GA | USA | 1 | 1 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | AIR | INST | LOCI | APR | No | Synopsis | |||
CEN15LA104 | 1 | 1/16/15 | 301159N | 0952835W | The Woodlands | TX | USA | 1 | FATL | SUBS | 091 | HELI | PERS | SCFNP | ENR | No | Synopsis | ||||
WPR15LA085 | 1 | 1/16/15 | 350547N | 1200349W | San Luis Obispo | CA | USA | NONE | SUBS | 091 | AIR | PERS | SCFPP | ENR | No | Synopsis | |||||
CEN15LA107 | 1 | 1/14/15 | 374448N | 0995803W | Dodge City | KS | USA | 1 | SERS | SUBS |