project_argument/proposal.md

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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).*