Overview
In this assignment, you will write your preliminary project proposal. It will indicate the primary question you seek to answer and the means by which you plan to answer it. It should indicate the principle data source(s) that you will analyze to answer your question, how you plan to analyze the data to answer your question, and what you expect to learn by answering it (why is it significant). Try to focus on the significance of your question and the types of analysis you can use to get that significance. Do not think of this as an assignment simply stating your project, but an explanation of why you should do it in the first place. Why is it a worthwhile project, and more importantly why is what you will be doing with it worthwhile.
Remember, you will not be married to every aspect of this proposal. You might change the methods you choose to employ. That is fine. Right now, the proposal should indicate that you have done a significant amount of thinking on the project and that you have a plan to accomplish. The proposal should demonstrate that plan clearly.
Expectations
The proposal should be written in essay format and a minimum of 500 words. That means it should include an introduction and conclusion with body paragraphs. I recommend you write the proposal in Quarto to get used to the syntax of Markdown and code cells. This proposal does not necessitate the use of any code, but you are permitted to if it performs some purpose needed for the proposal.