Project Rubric For Grading the Analysis Report

Group:___________________________________________________________

Total Scored Points 200 pts

  1. Title

    Does the title give an accurate preview of what the paper is about? Is it informative, specific and precise?

 10 pts

  1. Background

    Does the background and significance have a logical organization? Does it move from the general to the specific?

    Has a reasonable explanation been given for why the research was done? Why is the work important? Why is it relevant?

    Does this section end with statements about the hypothesis/goals of the work?

 40 pts

  1. Methods

    Could the study be repeated based on the information given here?

    Is the material organized into logical categories (like the one’s above)?

 40 pts

  1. Results

    Is the content appropriate for a results section? Is there a clear description of the results?

    Are the results/data analyzed well? Given the data in each figure/table is the interpretation accurate and logical? Is the analysis of the data thorough (anything ignored?)

    Are the figures/tables appropriate for the data being discussed? Are the figure legends and titles clear and concise?

 40 pts

  1. Conclusions

    Do the authors clearly state whether the results answer the questions?

    Were specific data cited from the results to support each interpretation? Does the author clearly articulate the basis for supporting or rejecting each hypothesis?

    Does the author adequately relate the results of the current work to previous research?

 30 pts

  1. References

    Are the references appropriate and of adequate quality?

    Are the references cited properly (both in the text and at the end of the paper)?

 20 pts

  1. Technical Quality

    Clarity, organization, and writing quality (typos, grammar).

 20 pts

Credit: The Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition

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