1. Write a summary of the descriptive epidemiology of the data that you have in graphs which considers the person, place and time factors, i.e., the who, where, when and why?
2. Utilization of the correct terminology for different epidemiologic measures included in the data, eg., counts, proportions, rates.
3. Examination of patterns in your data such that you can answer the questions (i) has the cancer increased or decreased? (time or place comparisons), (ii) is the cancer varying in the population? (person comparisons)

Historical Trends (1975-2016) Mortality, California Prostate, All Races (incl Hisp) Male, All Ages 40 Deaths per 100,000 resident population Key Mortality O California 35 O Oo Prostate All Races (incl Hisp) Male All Ages 30 25 O 20 O 15 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Year of Death Notes: Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/14/2019 5:03 pm. Regression lines calculated using the Joinpoint Regression Program (Version 4.6.0.0) Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER* Stat. Death rates (deaths per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: (