Based on what you have learned throughout the course, you will produce a final r

Based on what you have learned throughout the course, you will produce a final r

Based on what you have learned throughout the course, you will produce a final research project on your topic (18-20 pages, not including the bibliography). Your final project should include the following:
1. A clear articulation of the policy puzzle motivating your research question
2. A concise synthesis of existing research related to your research question
3. An identification of both the dependent variable and primary independent variable(s)
4. A coherent explanation of the hypothesized relationship between your dependent and independent variable(s) and a detailed description of how you measured your dependent and primary independent variable(s) and what data you used or plan to use to do so
5. A statistical approach to testing your hypothesis and an interpretation of the results that includes:
a. descriptive statistics (such as frequency tables and/or distributions and measures of central tendency)
b. results from several statistical tests of your hypothesis that you conducted, (such as difference-of-means tests, bivariate regression, or multivariate regression)
c. a professional-looking presentation of your test results, (tables and/or figures)
d. a discussion of the policy implications and future research directions indicated by your findings