# 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).*