Friday, January 18, 2013

Just a quick statement on guns, video games, and correlation fallacies.

Sometimes I make a Facebook status I'm so proud of that I just have to save it. So, my dear reader, enjoy this little gem of research.
 
Video game spending per capita/year in USA=$40+
Guns per 100 residents in USA=88.8
Gun related murders in USA per 100,000=3.6

Video game spending per capita/year in South Korea=$100+
Guns per 100 residents in South Korea=1.1
Gun related murders in South Korea per 100,000=0.04

If we're concerned about gun violence we either need way less guns...or way more video games! Your choice America!

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/12/17/ten-country-comparison-suggests-theres-little-or-no-link-between-video-games-and-gun-murders/