Editing Statistics and Statistical Programming (Winter 2017)
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I'm expecting you to produce a draft of a short research paper that, after some additional work, you could consider submitting for publication. I'm also very open to the project being a part of a dissertation. I don't expect the papers to be ''publication ready'' but I do expect them to have well considered drafts of all the necessary pieces in terms of quantitative methodology. | I'm expecting you to produce a draft of a short research paper that, after some additional work, you could consider submitting for publication. I'm also very open to the project being a part of a dissertation. I don't expect the papers to be ''publication ready'' but I do expect them to have well considered drafts of all the necessary pieces in terms of quantitative methodology. | ||
Because the emphasis in this class is on statistics and methodology and because I'm not an expert in each of your areas or fields, I'm happy to assume that your paper, proposal, or thesis chapter has already established the relevance and significance of your study and has a comprehensive literature review, well-grounded conceptual approach, and compelling reason why this research is so important. Instead of providing all of these details, feel free to start with a brief summary of the purpose and importance of this research, and an introduction of your research questions or hypotheses. If your provide more detail, that's fine, but I won't give you detailed feedback on | Because the emphasis in this class is on statistics and methodology and because I'm not an expert in each of your areas or fields, I'm happy to assume that your paper, proposal, or thesis chapter has already established the relevance and significance of your study and has a comprehensive literature review, well-grounded conceptual approach, and compelling reason why this research is so important. Instead of providing all of these details, feel free to start with a brief summary of the purpose and importance of this research, and an introduction of your research questions or hypotheses. If your provide more detail, that's fine, but I won't give you detailed feedback on this parts. | ||
I have a strong preference for you to write this paper individually but I'm open to the idea that you may want to work with others in the class. | I have a strong preference for you to write this paper individually but I'm open to the idea that you may want to work with others in the class. |