Channels, Fall 2017

Page 92 Beck, Diza, Searl • Bridges and Bandits Canada The following two graphs compare the inflow of asylum seekers (on the left) with incidents of terrorism (on the right) in Canada. The general trend of both is quite different, which indicates that the potential correlation between both variables is unlikely. In fact, the graphs seem to indicate a potential negative correlation between both variables. The inflows of asylum seekers decreased until experiencing a steady increase between 2013 and 2015. Terrorism activity in Canada has never exceeded five total incidents per year, and data is sporadic at best. The scatterplot below demonstrates a weak, negative correlation between inflows of asylum seekers and terrorism incidents, with the key number being R 2 , which is 0.061.