Written Report

General info

The written report counts for 50% of the final grade

Using your own dataset (or one provided by me):

  1. develop a question of interest
  2. choose the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the question
  3. analyse the data
  4. write a short report using Quarto/Rmarkdown explaining in details:
    • the analysis done
    • the results
    • model assumptions and associated checks
    • the limitation of the model or data to answer the question
  5. submit your work via Brightspace before teh deadline

You need to submit a reproducible document. Your submission on Brightspace needs to include:

  1. rendered pdf (could be a rendered docx saved as pdf)
  2. .[Rq]md file
  3. data file(s)
  4. extra files needed to reproduce the document
    • .bib files
    • .csl files
    • …

Missing files would incur a 10% penalty on the report grade

Rubric

Content – 70 marks

Introduction (10 marks)
  • Background of the general ‘big picture’ and specific problem,
  • study system
  • specific hypotheses to be tested
  • predictions
Methods (20 marks)
  • Brief outline of data collection
  • clear explanation of statistical methods used to address the hypotheses/predictions outlined in the introduction, including key assumptions.
Results (25 marks)

Text and visualizations clearly summarizing your results, using parallel structure to methods. Should include :

  • clear graphics representing the data and the model outputs,
  • tables reporting statistics
  • text describing results
  • evaluation of model assumption and model fit
Discussion (15 marks)
  • Summary of major results
  • conclusions/implications
  • Limitations of analysis (power, complexity of model, data structure, …)

Style – 30 marks

Clarity and reproducibility of code (10 marks)
  • code well written and understandable
  • document written in Quarto/Rmarkdown, reproducible with .[qR]md and data
  • only necessary code included
  • all necessary code included
Organization and formatting (10 marks)
  • clear and logical
  • correct formatting of the document
Clarity of text (10 marks)
  • clear and understandable
Typos and grammar (5 marks)
  • it is all in the section title