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Maren Doyle

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Titanic: Understanding Factors for Survival
The goal of this work is to explore risk factors, and create a analysis for survival likelihood of an individual passenger on the ship Titanic which sunk in 1912. The sinking of the Titanic was one of the deadliest, most infamous shipwrecks in history. The Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg, killing 1502 out of 2224 passengers and crew. Many factors are involved in understanding who survived this shipwreck and why. In addition to sheer luck,some groups of people such as women, children, and the upper-class were more likely to survive than others. There are many systemic and social factors that contributed to being or becoming "Upper-Class" such as race, education, and more. The sinking of the titanic is a prime example of how privilege can compound, and continue to give benefit beyond expectation.