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| **Note that no late submissions are possible for this project, because it is done in lieu of the final exam.** | **Note that no late submissions are possible for this project, because it is done in lieu of the final exam.** | ||
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| - | ====Dataset:==== | + | ====Description:==== |
| For your final project, you must analyze the ANES dataset used in class. As a reminder, this dataset captures the political landscape of 2016, and includes a wide variety of demographic and political variables. | For your final project, you must analyze the ANES dataset used in class. As a reminder, this dataset captures the political landscape of 2016, and includes a wide variety of demographic and political variables. | ||
| - | The dataset is available at | + | For your project, I expect you to produce a significant report that leverages the skills and concepts we have learned in class. Your job is to analyze the ANES dataset and find interesting patterns. The goal of your writeup should be to //convey insight//. This is typically done with careful analysis, statistical rigor, and appropriate visualizations. Different people will find different things! |
| - | [[http://liftothers.org/byu/anes2016.csv]] | + | Your final report must be structured as follows: |
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| - | and the codebook is available at: | + | |
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| - | [[http://liftothers.org/byu/anes_codebook.pdf]] | + | |
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| - | For more information about the ANES, you may also visit their official website: | + | |
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| - | [[https://electionstudies.org/data-center/2016-time-series-study/]] | + | |
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| - | ====Description:==== | + | |
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| - | For your project, I expect you to produce a significant report that leverages the skills and concepts we have learned in class. Your final report must be structured as follows: | + | |
| * Introduction - summarize interesting insights you uncovered | * Introduction - summarize interesting insights you uncovered | ||
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| * Visualizing histograms (or KDE plots) of different factors | * Visualizing histograms (or KDE plots) of different factors | ||
| * Clustering ANES individuals based on different factors (and/or distance measures) | * Clustering ANES individuals based on different factors (and/or distance measures) | ||
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| + | ====Dataset:==== | ||
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| + | The dataset is available at | ||
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| + | [[http://liftothers.org/byu/anes2016.csv]] | ||
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| + | and the codebook is available at: | ||
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| + | [[http://liftothers.org/byu/anes_codebook.pdf]] | ||
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| + | For more information about the ANES, you may also visit their official website: | ||
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| + | [[https://electionstudies.org/data-center/2016-time-series-study/]] | ||
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