Blog 18 Statistics

I enjoyed looking up information for this blog the most, simply because I never realized how common Down Syndrome is.  I first looked at a government document that dealt with Down Syndrome,

CDC, (2211). Down syndrome cases at birth increase. Retrieved from CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsDownSyndrome/

At the bottom, it states they recieved their information from Pediatrics in 2009.  I believe they have this listed because it makes them look like they have more credit, and that they are more reliable.

It was the same for the scholarly journal, but instead of being a footnote as it was in the government document, in the scholarly journal, they mentioned how they were able to use the records and how they were not breaking any laws by having that information released. 

Baird, P. (1987). Life expentancy in down syndrome. The journal of pediatrics, 110(6), 849-854. Retrieved from