Your actuarial consulting firm has been hired by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to help them understand the factors that contribute to the severity of vehicle crashes. For this preliminary study, they have obtained data from 2014-2019 on crashes in Cary, North Carolina (NC). If this investigation looks promising, they will provide statewide data for further analysis.
The dataset used in this assessment was provided by the town of Cary, NC, and is used with permission. Some cleaning was performed in advance. The data dictionary at the end of this document describes the available variables. The target variable Crash_Score combines several factors, such as the number of injuries and fatalities and the number of vehicles involved. There is no scale to this variable other than larger values indicate a more severe crash. There is no information about the frequency of crashes. It is not necessary for you to paste the dictionary into your report.
Your goal is to identify and interpret factors that relate to a higher or lower Crash_Score.