@article{ref1,
title="Time series analysis of Indian suicides: correlation with Human Development Index (HDI)",
journal="Acta medica international",
year="2015",
author="Sarma, Poduri Gopala",
volume="2",
number="1",
pages="122-124",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There was an increasing trend for suicide Objective: To examine the trend and relationship between Indian Suicide Rates and Human Development Index (HDI). <br><br>METHOD: Trends of Suicide rates and HDI values were evaluated by moving averages time series analysis (ARIMA Model). S. Rate and HDI were subjected to Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Spearman's ρ. <br><br>RESULTS: There was an increasing trend for both the parameters with minor exceptions in suicide rates. Significant correlation between suicide rates and HDI values were found. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The notion that suicide and development were related found support. It warrants further analysis into contribution of individual components of HDI. <br><br>KEYWORDS: India-Suicide-HDI-Trend-Correlation<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2349-0578",
doi="10.5530/ami.2015.1.21",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/ami.2015.1.21"
}