Overview
For your final essay, you will come up with a hypothetical data solution to a question.
The essay should discuss the following issues:
- What type of data will you use?
- What is the data and why is it the best data to answer the question?
- What are the limitations of the data?
- How will you collect the data and why that way?
- There can be multiple data sources for a single question.
- Why are those sources optimal? How do they help you answer the question?
- What are the ethical implications of collecting this data?
- What type of data analysis will you do?
- What tools will you use to do the analysis?
Note
For more specifics, see the essay rubric.
These issues should not be discussed individually or as a list but included in a narrative format. When combined together, they will indicate that you have thought through the data solution and have a clear understanding of the data you are using and why you are using it. More importantly, it will demonstrate how your data will help you solve your problem successfully.
Criteria
- 5 pages long.
- double-spaced.
- Written in a narrative format.
- The essay can only include