STAT 207: Introduction to Statistics &
Probability Theory, 2nd term 2013
FINAL PROJECT
Due date: 11:59 AM on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Instructions
(a) Your reports should be dropped by the due date in the office of the instructor.
(b) Write your NAMES and STUDENT NUMBERS on the title page.
(c) To be fair to all, no late reports will be accepted.
Case Studies
1. The Data and Story Library; http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/ (Level-easy)
2. UCLA Statistics Case Studies, http://www.stat.ucla.edu/cases/ ( LevelModerate)
3. Case studies in data analysis at the Statistical Society of Canada Annual
Meetings; http://www.ssc.ca/en/education/archived-case-studies (Level-Advance)
Project Expectations
1. Your final project can be based on any case studies available on the above
websites.
2. The project should be done in groups of 3 or 4 students each. The groups should
be communicated to the instructor by Friday April 26.
3. Each of the research questions related for the selected case study should be
explicitly addressed in detail.
4. A typed report (1.5 spacing, 12pt font for the text part, 1 inch margin for text on
each side of the page) should be handed in for grading.
5. All graphs and tables should be included within the text, numbered, and placed
near the area where they are commented on. Number your pages.
6. The report should contain a minimum of 5 sections:
I.
Introduction;
II.
Exploratory/Descriptive analysis (Graphical);
III.
Exploratory/Descriptive analysis (Numerical);
IV.
Data analysis and Goodness-of-fit check on the model;
V.
Conclusions.
7. Subsections with proper titles to address specific aspects should be included to
aid grasping/digestion of the information. Assume that the reader has limited
knowledge of statistics.
8. You are expected to describe what is in every plot and table included in the
report, interpret them for the reader, otherwise there is no point in adding such
plot/table.
9. Do not include more than one plot to address the same issue. If you have
choices, select the nicest or most informative of the plots. Usually variety in the
plots makes the reading more interesting.
10. At the end, state your conclusions in plain words about the research questions
raised, and comment on what you consider to be possible limitations of the study.
11. List at the end any references used. In particular, provide reference(s) for
additional pieces of knowledge you relied on, whether it was a book, a journal
article or an internet site. Appendices are appropriate for any derivation or
program code.
HAVE FUN!