Authors : Kashaf Khan, Shailja Agarwal, Vijay Singh and Bhasker Pant
Abstract: Depression is one of the most common mental illness and it can affect the people of all ages. According to the WHO depression is the second leading cause of death among the 15-29 age group. More than 36% Indian are depressed due to various reasons and the current life style plays a vital role in it. In this study, we analyzed depression among the various cities of India and finds the people who lived in a metro cities are more depressed than the small cities using the data mining techniques. Compare the results with Naive Bayes and random forest finds that the users of the metros are more depressed than the naturally rich cities like Shimla and Thiruvananthapuram.
Kashaf Khan, Shailja Agarwal, Vijay Singh and Bhasker Pant, 2018. Location-Based Depression Analysis among the Various Cities of India. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 3837-3840.