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+# Project proposal
+
+This planning document will also form the introduction of your 
+argument.
+
+## Overarching Question
+
+### What central question are you interested in exploring? Why are you interested in exploring this question?
+
+*This should be the big picture question that you ask; use at least 5
+sentences to describe why you are interested in it.*
+
+### What specific research questions will you investigate?
+
+*List 2-4 specific research questions. Each should be answerable 
+using your data set.*
+
+## Data source
+
+### What data set will you use to answer your overarching question? 
+
+*Give the title of your data set and provide a link to your data.*
+
+### Where is this data from?
+
+*Describe the source of the data set--not just where you downloaded it, but
+the person or organization who gathered the data. Explain why you trust them.*
+
+### What is this data about?
+
+*Describe the nature of the data in the dataset, including the number of rows 
+and some of the columns which will be important to you.*
+
+## Methods 
+
+### How will you use your data set to answer your quantitative questions?
+
+*For each research question, explain what you will do with the data set 
+to answer the question, and how you will present your answer (e.g. a chart or a table).*