17.801 | Fall 2017 | Undergraduate

Political Science Scope and Methods

Projects

Final Project 

“Analyzing the Cuba Data” (PDF)

There are three main objectives in this assignment:

  • Determine if/how facial appearance correlates with vote share.
  • Determine which variables correlate most with vote share in Cuba.
  • Determine what variables correlate most with Mexican’s ratings of candidates.

Working with the TAs, prepare and present the results of your group project in a 10-minute presentation. You will be strictly timed, and you should make use of visual aids. Your PowerPoint slides should be submitted to the Instructor by 4 PM the day before class. Be sure to review the Hints for Making Presentations.

This project is due during Week 12.

Course Info

Fall 2017
Lecture Notes
Projects
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