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Classification by Prefectures By: Yosuke Kawai Honors 291S
Cemetery Project Classification by Prefectures By: Yosuke Kawai Honors 291S
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Null hypothesis: The plots will exhibit absolutely no patterns.
Alternative hypothesis: The plots will exhibit patterns. Hypothesis
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(Colored In) Okinawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Kumamoto Fukuoka Fukushima Niigata Miyagi Shiga (Striped) Gifu Kagawa Wakayama Okayama Kanagawa Fukui Tokyo Figure 1. The cemetery plots of Moiliili Japanese Cemetery classified in terms of prefectures.
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Table 1: Percentage of Plots in terms of Prefectures
% of Total Okinawa 35.31 Yamaguchi 17.53 Hiroshima 10.31 Kumamoto 7.47 Fukuoka 4.38 Fukushima 1.55 Niigata Miyagi 0.52 Shiga 0.36 Gifu 0.26 Kagawa Wakayama Okayama Kanagawa Fukui Tokyo Blank 19.33 Total 100.13
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Trends? Analysis Majority of sections 1, 2, and 3 are Okinawan
In these sections, the stones seem to be consecutive This trend can also be seen for Yamaguchi in plot 5 There is some congregation seen in Fukuoka as well, but Kumamoto, Fukushima, and Hiroshima are relatively scattered The rest have too little sample size to see a pattern Trends? Analysis
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Not much more can be said about the layout of the gravestones (in terms of prefectures) unless higher level statistical tests are done. Generally, Okinawans dominate the cemetery plots. Consecutive patterns can be seen with Okinawa and Yamaguchi; indicating social structure and similar preference In the end…
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