On the final day of the semester, the final report will be due. You should submit a typed report (<1500 words or so) which roughly has the following structure:
Introduction: Reiterate the data you chose and your research question. Discuss why your work is valuable in the context of current world events. If your own data was used, describe the data’s
background and relevance to your eld, your research question(s), etc.
Methods: How will the data be analyzed in a way which can address the questions you have proposed? Which techniques will you use?
Results: Communicate your results clearly and succinctly here.
Discussion/Conclusion: Interpret your results in the context of your questions and discuss the implications. Conclude by providing an overall summary of your work.
The report should clearly tell the story but should be relatively concise. From a statistical perspective, a complete analysis will include at a minimum:
Exploratory analysis with plots of the data and/or hypothesized relationships.
A statistical model with a structure that is in line with the methods covered. Ideally, random effects should be used as this was a major component of the course, and diagnostics should be run.
Interpretations of the fixed/random effects of the model, and how it is into your objective.
In short, you can think of this as an open-ended homework assignment.
To be submitted
The report.
Your R code(no need to submit data).
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