Research and present project

From the Rhode Island Police and local weather data (Police Dataset, Weather Dataset) or…

Use a dataset and question from the Data Sets and Questions or use an dataset and questions you like to research.

Do the following:

1. Acquire the data and establish research questions*.

2. Perform data analysis.

3. Develop a presentation on your findings.

4. Present to class (10 min max)

Grading (100 points total)

• Data analysis – 20 points (submitted Jupyter output)
• Power Points – 30 Points (submitted Powerpoint file)
• Presentation – 50 points (in class or video / screen capture)

Submit the two files (Jupiter file output (print to PDF) and the PPT file.

* Examples of ways to explore the data:

• Do the genders commit different violations?
• Examining traffic violations
• Comparing violations by gender
• Does gender affect who gets a ticket for speeding?
• Comparing speeding outcomes by gender
• Does gender effect whose vehicle is searched?
• Comparing search rates by gender
• Does gender affect who is frisked during a search?
• Comparing frisk rates by gender
• Does time of day affect arrest rate?
• Calculating the hourly arrest rate
• Plotting the hourly arrest rate
• Are drug-related stops on the rise?
• Plotting drug-related stops
• Comparing drug and search rates
• What violations are caught in each district?
• Plotting violations by district
• How long might you be stopped for a violation?
• Plotting stop length