Channels, Fall 2017

Page 89 Channels • 2017 • Volume 2 • Number 1 The scatterplot below demonstrates a very strong correlation between inflows of asylum seekers and terrorism incidents, with the key number being R 2 , which is 0.901. Turkey The following two graphs compare the inflow of asylum seekers (on the left) with incidents of terrorism (on the right) in Turkey. The general trend of both lines shows an increase after 2013, which indicates a potential correlation between both variables. However, there was a marked decrease in terrorism incidents between 2012 and 2013 while there was a steady increase of asylum seekers into the country during that time. The scatterplot below demonstrates a strong correlation between inflows of asylum seekers and terrorism incidents, with the key number being R 2 , which is 0.550.