Project Proposal
Problem Statement
Propose in the clearest way possible, a problem you would like to solve.
Describe the project problem statement and argue how it can be tackled within the scope
of the class.
Think about the following questions:
a. What questions would you like to explore?
b. Why are these questions the right questions to consider?
c. State previous attempts at this question if any and how your approach
will be different
Dataset
What datasets will you use to help address and derive insights upon answering
questions in the problem statement.
Cite the source of the dataset. We strongly encourage you to use at least two datasets such
that, when combined, they give deeper insights and make the problem statement easier to
analyze. We would prefer datasets that can be downloaded or hosted online. This way, we can
more easily obtain access.
To help you along: [Link]
Data Cleaning
With the proposed datasets, list some of the steps you might need to carry out to get it
to a form that will be more amenable to analysis.
Please be as specific as possible to your dataset and less generic.
Visualizations
What plots would you graph as you explore your dataset?
Here I want you to think about the plots that would be most useful for yourself to make sense of
your dataset as it relates to your problem state.
Ethical Considerations
What ethical concerns, if any, may arise as you consider your problem statement? Who might
be affected? Why? How can that be mitigated?
It’s great practice to start considering these questions and would make a much stronger final
project report. Refer to week 1 lecture notes if you need to.