Assignment: Data Project Proposal & Guidelines
Project proposal can be 1/3, 1/2, 1 page long etc. I just need an idea. It should explains what you are going to do and what type of data you will use. And why do you think it is important.
i. The data project should be based on a dataset which you select, probably downloaded from some public web source, and which I suggest ought to have at least n=50 observations, a continuous response variable Y, and at least several other meaningful continuous or categorical explanatory X-columns. Ideally, since you will be looking for relationships between the X and Y columns, the source and subject matter of the data should relate to a topic about which you have some general knowledge to aid you in asking and answering meaningful research questions relevant to the data.
ii. The objective of your data project should be to discover and present a regression-type statistical model you can in EXCEL (or any other language if you prefer) to explain the Y responses in your dataset in terms of the X explanatory variables.
iii. It is not required that your data analysis project be "completed/finished" in the sense of necessarily reaching firm conclusions about a realistic problem, but you should make some effort to showcase tools learned in the course (descriptive statistics, histograms etc).
iv. Do not hand in data or any computations or pictures you do not explicitly refer to in accompanying text. You must briefly explain the research problem, methodology and solution in words, with reference to pictures and numerical exhibits. Hand in no more than 7 printed pages in a reasonable sized font and spacing.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.