A portfolio of work carried out over the term that builds evidence of data analysis professional standards. This evidence includes the following elements.

1. Using R to professionally carry out data analysis tasks on data sets that are presented, interpreted, discussed, and evaluated.

2. A formal data set investigation that comprises an executive summary presenting a summary of the findings to an intelligent, but not statistically trained audience; a clear statement of objectives, that is, the research questions posed; a description and critical discussion of the analysis performed to answer the research questions; a presentation and critical discussion of the findings; a bibliography listing literature and other sources; a “technical appendix” in the form of either a single, annotated .Rmd file giving the details of your analysis or, if other files are needed to allow the analysis to be reproduced, a .zip archive with the .Rmd file and all other relevant files; a self-contained HTML page containing a collection of 3-4 visualisations of the data.

3. Critical reflections that contextualise the learning claimed in evidence 1 and 2.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken and the difficulty in assigning a word count to equations, figures, tables, graphics, data output and computer code, the word count is an approximation and an individual word count may vary depending on the nature of the analysis undertaken.

A portfolio of work carried out as a team and individual that builds evidence of professional team work to complete a data analysis task. This evidence includes the following.

1. A plan setting out realistic timeline with appropriate work milestones, meeting dates and provisional allocation of tasks to group members.

2. A professional team report presenting the analysis and findings of the group from the data analysis task set. This document should be written for readers who do not necessarily have advanced statistical training but are considered professionals.

3. An approximate 10-minute professional team oral presentation detailing the analysis of main findings. The intended audience is considered statistically trained.

4. An individual piece of reflective writing on teamwork experiences. This personal account describes, critically discusses, and reflect on individual learning experience.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken and the difficulty in assigning a word count to equations, figures, tables, graphics, data output and computer code, the word count is an approximation and an individual word count may vary depending on the nature of the analysis undertaken.

This is an individual project replacing any parts of the module that need to be reassessed.