There is concern that suicides are motivated, in part, by imitation. Especially among young people, it may be that “epidemics” of selfdestructive behaviors follow publication of suicides in local media. A number of cities have been classified by rate of suicide and by whether or not they experienced a publicized suicide within the past year. Is there an association between these two variables? Summarize your conclusions in a sentence or two.

Publicized Suicide Suicide?

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