Statistics capstone
Undergraduate · Math
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Undergraduate Statistics capstone — outline derived from course README sections and typical US statistics syllabi (OpenIntro / standard OER where applicable).
Project planning
- Identifying a research question — Identifying a research question
- Data source — Data source
- Literature review and related work — Literature review and related work
- IRB and data use agreements when applicable — IRB and data use agreements when applicable
- Timeline and milestones — Timeline and milestones
- Team roles — Team roles
- Reproducibility plan — Reproducibility plan
- Preregistration (optional) — Preregistration (optional)
Analysis and methods
- Selecting appropriate statistical methods — Selecting appropriate statistical methods
- Data cleaning — Data cleaning
- Exploratory analysis — Exploratory analysis
- Model building and validation — Model building and validation
- Sensitivity checks — Sensitivity checks
- Handling limitations — Handling limitations
- Missing data transparently — Missing data transparently
- Creating publication-quality tables — Creating publication-quality tables
- Figures — Figures
Communication and presentation
- Written report structure for statistical audiences — Written report structure for statistical audiences
- Oral presentation with clear takeaways — Oral presentation with clear takeaways
- Peer review — Peer review
- Constructive feedback — Constructive feedback
- Reflection on professional ethics — Reflection on professional ethics
- Data integrity — Data integrity
Study units
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- Project planning
Identifying a research question
Coming soon - Analysis and methods
Selecting appropriate statistical methods
Coming soon - Communication and presentation
Written report structure for statistical audiences
Coming soon
Notes
Undergraduate Statistics capstone — outline derived from course README sections and typical US statistics syllabi (OpenIntro / standard OER where applicable). Topic outline: `content/topics/undergraduate/capstone.json`.