Statistical Analysis Project and “Presentation”
Each group will be required to conduct a hands-on statistical analysis project that involves the following three deliverables:
A 1/2-1 page executive summary detailing the question you will address, the data you expect you will need, your plan for collecting the data, the statistical tools you expect to use to answer your question using the data and the observed result.
A 1-2 page infographic presenting the question, data, and conclusions. (Many create this in PPT or Google Slides and then export it as an image to be included in the final submission document)
A short 2-4 page technical report detailing your analysis: tools used, data, tests run
For the statistical analysis project, you will address a question of interest to you using the statistical methodology we learn in our class. You choose the question, you decide how to collect the data, you do the analyses, you do the final report. You do not need to use survey data. You can collect data manually, or through secondary resources. The questions can address almost any topic including topics in consumer behavior, process performance, finance, economics, psychology, sociology, natural science, medicine, public policy, sports, law, etc. I would strongly prefer you pick a business-oriented topic, but broader questions can be attempted with prior instructor approval. You get to use the course concepts and tools immediately after learning them and you get answers to issues that pique your personal intellectual curiosity.