.. Copyright (C) Google, Runestone Interactive LLC This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Module A ======== Project Description ------------------- In this project, you will design a survey to answer a research question of your own, and then share the results. Here are the steps you’ll need to complete. **Step 1: Choose a Research Question** In a group, decide on a research question. Your question should ask about the relationship between two or more attributes. Examples of good research questions include: - Does handedness (left or right) have an impact on whether you played a sport in high school? - Do people who have dogs walk more than people who don’t? An example of an inadequate research question would be: - What percent of people are left-handed? (This question only involves one attribute.) **To Do:** - Form a group of no more than 4 people. (You may want to form a group with people who are in a similar major or have similar interests as this may make question selection easier.) - Choose a research question that asks about the relationship between two or more attributes. **Step 2: Design and Deploy a Survey** You will need to design a survey with relevant questions to help answer your research question. Remember to create clear questions that elicit specific answers. Then deploy your survey and collect at least 30 responses. **To Do:** - Design a survey with clear and relevant questions to answer your research question. - Deploy the survey and collect at least 30 responses. *Hint:* Having trouble getting enough responses, or want more participants? Try social media! **Step 3: Analyze your Data** Analyze your dataset by calculating summary statistics for the groups of interest. Remember to answer your research question, though you may have other insights you’d like to share as well. **To Do:** - Subset the data in a way that helps you answer your research question. (For instance, in the example question above, you would subset the data into left-handed people and right-handed people.) - Do some basic data cleaning of the data if necessary. - Calculate summary statistics (mean, median, standard deviation, and variance) from your data for each subset and compare the statistics for the groups of interest. *Hint:* If you are unsure how to clean your data, `read this.`_ **Step 4: Visualize your Findings and Share your Results** Visualize your findings through whatever chart types you find useful. Then share your results with the class by creating a slide deck. **To Do:** - Create a visual for your findings using chart types of your choice. Include a few sentences on what each chart conveys. - Make a slide deck to share with the class that includes answers to the following. - What is your research question? - Where did your data come from? - What is your answer to the research question? - What are possible sources of bias, and how would you improve your study next time? *Hint:* If you need help creating helpful visuals, re-visit :ref:`this checklist on creating visualizations `. **Step 5: Submit your Materials** Submit everything you used in each of the above steps. **To Do:** - Submit your slides, sheet used for analysis, and a link to your survey by [Due Date]. - Optional (faculty can decide whether to include or not): After completing and submitting your project, complete the group work self assessment and group assessment. **Optional** (faculty can choose whether to include or not): `Here`_ is a folder with example projects that meet different grading criteria (from Needs Improvement to Above and Beyond). Grading Rubric -------------- .. list-table:: :widths: 20 20 20 20 20 :header-rows: 1 :stub-columns: 1 :align: left * - - **Excellent** - **Developing** - **Beginning** - **NA / Not Present** * - **Research Question (4)** - Research question is included in the slides. Question is clear and specific and relates to at least two attributes. - Question has minor issues with clarity or specificity. - Question is unclear or not specific, or the question is about a single attribute. - There is no research question. * - **Survey Questions (8)** - Survey questions are clear and can be used to answer the research question. - Survey questions are unclear or inappropriate/irrelevant for answering the research question. - Survey questions are unclear and inappropriate/irrelevant for answering the research question. - Survey questions not submitted. * - **Survey Responses (4)** - 30 or more responses are collected. - Between 15 and 29 responses are collected. - Fewer than 15 responses are collected. - No responses are collected. * - **Survey Sources (6)** - Methods for recruiting participants are outlined in the slides. - Methods for recruiting participants are outlined in the slides, but in insufficient depth. - Methods for recruiting participants are mentioned in the slides, but not discussed. - Methods for recruiting participants are not outlined in the slides. * - **Statistical Analysis (8)** - Analysis includes a complete and data-supported comparison of the two groups of interest in the research question. This includes a comparison of centers (mean and median) and spread (standard deviation and/or variance). - There is an attempt at a statistical analysis to answer the research question but there are minor errors or inconsistencies. - Analysis includes an incomplete or not data-supported comparison of the groups in the research question. - The slides have no mention of a statistical comparison of two groups. * - **Visualization (6)** - Visualizations are accurate, relevant to the research question, and well presented. - Visualizations are broadly relevant to the research question but either contain inaccuracies or are not well presented. - Visualizations are not completely accurate or relevant to the research question. - Slides do not include a visualization. * - **Summary of Results (4)** - Slides include a summary of results that answers the research question, This summary is accurate given the data, and consistent with the statistical analysis and visualizations. - Slides include a summary of results that answers the research question. This summary either contains inaccuracies or inconsistencies with the rest of the slides. - Slides include a summary of results that is incomplete or unrelated to the research question. - Slides do not include a summary of results. * - **Issues and Next Steps (6)** - Slides include a section identifying issues and sources of potential bias. Slides include a discussion on possible steps to improve the study in the future. - Slides lack detail in identifying either issues or next steps, or have missed significant sources of bias in their survey. - Slides are either missing a section on issues and next steps, or the section(s) are minimal and lack depth. - Slides do not include a section on issues or on next steps. * - **Readability (4)** - The slides are colorful and easy to read (in terms of font and font-size). The slides have very few spelling/grammar errors. - Slides are generally easy to read with some small but non-negligible exceptions. - Slides have issues with font or lack color. The report has several spelling/grammar errors. - There are no slides. * - **Total (50)** - - - - .. _read this.: https://elitedatascience.com/data-cleaning .. _Here : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ywZa4HAaLPV5UvkQb6pkVFQeNYJOjqPb