Final Project
- You should find some data on a social science subject of your choice. This must be legitimate data, and can be from a government, academic, or other reputable source.
- You should produce a Quarto document in which you clean, visualize, and analyze the data. This document should be publishable, and should include:
- An introduction to the subject
- A data section, in which you describe the data and your cleaning process
- A visualization section, in which you present your visualizations
- A conclusion, in which you summarize your findings
- You should add comments every major block of code, explaining what you’re doing.
- You should produce at least 4 unique visualizations of your data, which illustrate an interesting finding or point.
- Each visualization should be accompanied by a paragraph explaining what it shows, and what you think it means.
- You should export your notebook as an HTML file, and email it to me by noon on Monday, December 18th.
- The HTML file should be clean of any code, and be only your final report. To reiterate: The quarto document should include your full code and comments, but the HTML file should be a clean report.
- You must also present your findings to the class as a short presentation. This must include:
- Your visualizations and the subject they describe.
- What you found in the data, and what you think it means.
- Some implications of your findings.
- This report must tell a coherent story about some data. It should be interesting and informative, and should be suitable for publication in a magazine or academic journal.
12.10 Grading
20% Data - Did you find interesting and useful data? - Did you clean the data well?
20% Code - Can the code be run from beginning to end without modification? - Did you comment every major step of your process?
30% Content
- Is your presentation interesting and informative?
- Are your visualizations clear and easy to understand?
- Do you explain your findings clearly?
20% Report
- Is your report well-organized and easy to follow?
- Is the report clean and publishable?
10% Presentation - Does your work tell an interesting story to the class?