Project Assignment 3
Final Presentation and Report
Overview
For this final assignment, you will synthesize the work completed in Parts 1 and 2 into a polished deliverable that communicates your findings effectively. This assignment has two components:
- A Quarto RevealJS Presentation: A lightning talk summarizing your project, findings, and policy implications.
- A Final Written Report: A detailed document that provides a comprehensive overview of your analysis, results, and recommendations.
Together, these components should demonstrate your ability to apply data analysis skills to answer a question relevant to decision-making in a real-world context.
Component 1: RevealJS Presentation
You will create a 5 minute presentation using Quarto’s RevealJS slide deck format. The goal of the presentation is to provide a concise and engaging summary of your project.
Here is a rough outline for your presentation:
- Slide 1: Title slide with project title, group member names, and date.
- Slide 2: Introduction of your research question and its importance.
- Slide 3: Overview of your data, including the source and key variables.
- Slides 4 - 5: Key results, supported by 1–2 visuals (e.g., plots or tables).
- Slide 6: Summary of findings and policy implications.
Tips:
- Use visuals to make your presentation engaging and accessible.
- Keep text minimal—focus on high-level points and key insights.
- Practice your timing to stay within the 5 minute limit.
- You can add a few more slides if needed, but only if it still allows you to stay within the time limit.
Submission Instructions:
- Upload your RevealJS presentation to Quarto Pub and share the link on the designated platform (e.g., Discord).
- Submit your QMD file and project folder to Blackboard.
Component 2: Final Written Report
The final report should be a 3–5 page policy memo or technical report that provides a detailed narrative of your project. The memo should build upon the work from Parts 1 and 2, integrating your research question, hypotheses, analysis, and conclusions.
Your report should include:
- Introduction:
- Clearly state your research question and why it is important.
- Provide background context, citing relevant literature or examples.
- Clearly state your research question and why it is important.
- Data and Methodology:
- Describe your data sources and key variables (outcome and explanatory).
- Justify your choice of analytical approach, including the methods used (e.g., regression, hypothesis testing).
- Describe your data sources and key variables (outcome and explanatory).
- Analysis and Results:
- Present your findings, supported by tables, plots, or statistical results.
- Include at least one visualization of your results (e.g., regression plot, histogram).
- Present your findings, supported by tables, plots, or statistical results.
- Discussion:
- Interpret your results in the context of your research question and hypotheses.
- Discuss the statistical significance and implications of your findings.
- Interpret your results in the context of your research question and hypotheses.
- Policy Implications:
- Summarize how your findings inform policy or decision-making in your chosen area.
- Propose actionable recommendations based on your analysis.
- Summarize how your findings inform policy or decision-making in your chosen area.
- Conclusion:
- Provide a clear and concise answer to your research question.
- Reflect briefly on the limitations of your analysis and potential next steps.
- Provide a clear and concise answer to your research question.
Submission Instructions:
- Render your report in HTML format and upload it to Quarto Pub.
- Submit the link to the report to Discord and the project folder (including the QMD file) on Blackboard.