Geographers used scientific data to study the national distribution of the seven deadly sins (which, by the way, is sooo 1995), including an in-depth look at one state that is more known for vice than virtue.
How did they do it?
According to this article, statistics were calculated as follows:
Greed: by comparing average incomes with the total number of inhabitants living beneath the poverty line.
Envy: total number of thefts — robbery, burglary, larceny and stolen cars.
Wrath: total number of violent crimes — murder, assault and rape — reported to the FBI per capita.
Lust: number of sexually transmitted diseases — HIV, AIDS, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea — reported per capita.
Gluttony: number of fast food restaurants per capita.
Sloth: comparison of expenditures on arts, entertainment and recreation with the rate of employment.
Pride: aggregate of all data (combination of all data from the six other sins and averaged).
Uhh...so I guess that means K-State needs a new logo?
2 comments:
i can't describe how much i loved this.
and you.
That's so interesting...especially the data they used. I'm not so sure about the sloth one (I think TV watching should be a factor), but overall they mostly make sense. Crazy...what an interesting idea.
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