BSMM 8320 Quantitative Methods Team Project Rubric

Project learning outcomes

1. Groups will identify business research questions and objectives; and answer those based on
analysis of qualitative and quantitative data they have obtained.
2. Groups will determine descriptive measures of central tendency and dispersion for data sets
they have selected and explain what they mean.
3. Groups will demonstrate understanding of the concept of probability by de@ining and
explaining the distributions of the variables they selected in their data set.
4. Group will model relationships between variables based on the objectives the set for
themselves.
5. Groups will set up and execute statistical tests for differences, similarities, correlations, and
the general models and explain what they mean.
6. Groups will explain the concepts of estimation and con@idence intervals and use them to
determine whether the sample size of their data sets is adequate to measure a statistical
outcome.
7. Groups will apply sampling techniques through the extraction of data subset from a large
database for analysis.
8. Groups will use data visualization techniques to explain their @indings.
9. Groups will demonstrate mastery of the software required to complete statistical analysis.

Rubric for Final Semester Project

The @inal project which consists of the paper, poster, and presentation will be evaluated on the
following rubric:

Area Superior Very Good Adequate 2 Baseline 1

4 3
Topic selection Group identi@ies The group The group The group
and selects topic identi@ies a Identi@ies a topic Identi@ies a topic
that addresses focused and that while that is far too
potentially manageable/ manageable/ general as to be
signi@icant yet doable topic doable, is too manageable and
previously less- relevant to narrowly focused doable.
explored aspects of business and leaves out
business questions. relevant aspects
of the topic.
Hypothesis The group Proposes The group The group The group
De3inition, hypotheses that Proposes one or Proposes one Proposes a
objectives, indicates a deep more hypothesis that hypothesis that is
comprehension of hypotheses. is formulaic or dif@icult to
research questions
the problem. that indicates generic rather evaluate because
Hypotheses are comprehension than individually it is vague .
sensitive to of the problem. designed.
contextual factors.

Descriptive Group use Groups use an Group use an Group will use
Statistics appropriate range appropriate appropriate some descriptive
of descriptive range of range of statistics
statistics with descriptive descriptive
sound and deeper statistics along statistics.
explanation. about with some
their meaning. adequate
explanation
about their
meaning.
Data Group creates a set Group is able to Group is able to Group is able to
Visualization of graphs and create a set of create a set of create a graph or
charts that explain graphs and graphs and chart of the data.
the data more charts that charts that
clearly. The explain the data somewhat
visualizations clearly. The explain the data.
explain the “story
visualizations
of the data.” The
also explain the
graphs and
“story of the
visualizations are
data.”
also elegantly
designed. With
labels well done.
Models Group creates and Group creates Group create a Group can create a
selects the best models to model with basic model.
model to explain explain their explanations
their research research with
question. Model some
interpretation is interpretations.
exhaustive.
 Inferential Group successfully Group Group selects an Group selects
Statistical selects and successfully appropriate tests that are
Tests Selected interpret selects and statistical test inappropriate for
appropriate executes but the the problem in
statistical tests and statistical tests methodology or question.
forms a and the theoretical
methodology that methodology or framework are
is skillfully theoretical missing,
developed and framework is incorrectly
executed. appropriately developed, or
developed; unfocused.
Analysis of Group is able to Group can Group is able to Group is able to
Inferential completely report report the test report the test. report the test
Statistics the test statistic statistic results statistic results statistic results
results and relate and relate and relate them
them to the them to the to the
hypotheses. hypotheses. hypotheses.

Conclusions and Group states a Group states a Group states a Group states an
Communication conclusion conclusion general ambiguous,
focused focused solely conclusion that, illogical, or
solely on the on the inquiry because it is so unsupportable
inquiry @indings. @indings. The general, also conclusion from
The conclusion conclusion applies inquiry @indings.
arises speci@ically arises beyond
speci@ically
from and responds the scope
from and
speci@ically to the of
responds
inquiry @indings. speci@ically to the
The group uses the inquiry inquiry
quantitative @indings. @indings.
information in
connection with the
argument.

Project report outline

- Introduction
- Methodology
- Results and discussion
- Conclusions and recommendations

The report should not be more than seven pages.