For your research project you will conduct data analysis and right a report summarizing your analysis and the findings from your analysis. You will accomplish this by completing a series of assignments.
Data 275 Research Project Assignment
In this week’s assignment, you are required accomplish the following tasks:
1. Propose a topic for you project
The topic you select for your capstone depends on your interest and the data problem you want to address. Try to pick a topic that you would enjoy researching and writing about.
Your topic selection will also be influenced by data availability. Because, this is a data analytics project, you will need to have access to data. If you have access to your organization’s data, you are free to use it. If you choose to do so, all information presented must be in secure form because Davenport University does not assume any responsibility for the security of corporate data. Otherwise, you can select a topic that is amenable to publicly available data.
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2. Find a data set of your interest and download it
There are many publicly available data sets that you can use for your project. The library has compiled a list of many possible sources of data. Click on the link below to explore these sources.
The data set you select must have:
At least 50 observations (50 rows) and at least 4 variables (columns) excluding identification variables
At least one dependent variable
You must provide:
A proper citation of the data source using APA style format
A discussion on how the data was collected and by whom
The number of variables in the data set
The number of observations/subjects in the data set
A description of each variable together with an explanation of how it is measured (e.g. the unit of measurement).
Deliverable
A minimum of one page description of your data analytics project which must include the following:
A title for your project
A brief description of the project
Major stakeholders who would use the information that would be generated from your analysis and how they would use/benefit from that information
A description of the dataset you will use for your project
A proper citation of the data source using APA style format
A discussion on how the data was collected and by whom
The number of variables in the data set
The number of observations/subjects in the data set
A description of each variable together with an explanation of how it is measured (e.g. the unit of measurement).