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Outliers

        Although most of the correlations were not affected by removing one coordinate from their scatter plots, the two

zip codes that consistently had the greatest effect were 11370 (East Elmhurst) and 11101 (Long Island City). Not

surprisingly, these two are home to the highest cumulative AIDS rates in the borough. Long Island City is also the location

of Queensbridge Housing, which is the largest public housing development in the United States (10). The crowded housing

takes in many of the lower income residents in Queens and lower incomes are correlated with a higher incidence of

diseases in general. East Elmhurst similarly includes some areas of impoverished residents although the community itself is

somewhat more diverse than that of Long Island City. It is possible that East Elmhurst is the home of many men who

consider themselves “on the down low.” (11)

removed. A plausible reason was that there was not as much of a difference in the range of HIV rates compared to

AIDS rates.