Rubric: Final Project Proposal

EMSE 4575: Exploratory Data Analysis, Spring 2021

40 Total Points

Category Excellent Good Needs work
Organization & Formatting 5
All formatting guidelines are followed; YAML is correct with all team members listed.
4
Most formatting guidelines are followed; YAML is correct with all team members listed.
3
Several or all formatting guidelines not followed; YAML contains elements that arenโ€™t updated from the template.
Research Question 10 / 9
Research question is clear, focused, concise, complex, and arguable.
8 / 7 / 6
Research question is reasonably clear and focused, but may be too simple, too complex, or too verbose.
5 / 4 / 3
Research question is unclear and lacks focus; question is far too simple or overly complex.
Data Sources 10 / 9
Data sources or plausible data sources are clearly described; validity of and concerns about data are discussed.
8 / 7 / 6
Identified data sources or plausible data sources are not clearly described; validity of and concerns about data are minimally discussed.
5 / 4 / 3
Data sources are poorly described or missing; description of validity of and concerns about data are poor or missing.
Anticipated Results 10 / 9
Detailed description of: 1) two variables and their expected distribution; 2) two expected relationships; 3) two charts that help visualize expected relationships; and 4) how chosen variables will inform research questions.
8 / 7 / 6
Detailed description of only one expected variable, relationship, or chart; minimal description of two expected variables, relationships, or charts; minimal description of links between variables and research question.
5 / 4 / 3
Poor or missing descriptions of variables, relationships, or charts; poor or missing description between variables and research question.
Technical things 5
All code runs without errors; all files included in the submitted .zip file.
4
Code has only one or two error, otherwise runs; all files included in the submitted .zip file.
3
Code has multiple errors; submitted .zip file is missing components necessary to reproduce analysis.