You will collect data for a project based on the Research Paper: Part 1 Visualization Topic Proposal Assignment created earlier in this course. This Research Paper: Part 2 Data Collection Project Assignment is to collect data for the data/story that you intend to communicate. This Research Paper: Part 2 Data Collection Project Assignment is intended to review the concepts of dataset, data source, and the outliers.
INSTRUCTIONS
The dataset that you are using should have 200 data points minimums for reliability and significance. You are encouraged to look at data.gov or Pew Research for datasets that you could utilize.
Requirements
1. Title Page
2. Introduction
3. Critical Question Answers
4. References
Introduction
1. Where did the data come from?
2. What is the value of this study?
3. How do you intend to utilize the data? Another words, what do you expect to find from this dataset?
You will then write a critical review answering the following questions. Make sure each concept is a. defined and b. illustrated with an example from your dataset.
1. How does a researcher determine that their dataset is reliable?
2. How does a researcher determine that their dataset is valid?
3. Explain the differences between an independent and dependent variable.
4. What are outliers?
5. Did the student find any unexpected results?
