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Data Science Process - Word Template

This document provides a template for a structured data science project report. The template outlines the typical sections included in a report, such as an executive summary, problem description, data collection and exploration, modeling, and conclusion. It provides guidance on what to include in each section, such as describing the problem and stakeholder needs, inspecting and cleaning the data, selecting and interpreting an appropriate model, and communicating the key findings and their importance. The template is intended to guide the reporting of a complete data science project from framing the problem to the final results.

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Data Science Process - Word Template

This document provides a template for a structured data science project report. The template outlines the typical sections included in a report, such as an executive summary, problem description, data collection and exploration, modeling, and conclusion. It provides guidance on what to include in each section, such as describing the problem and stakeholder needs, inspecting and cleaning the data, selecting and interpreting an appropriate model, and communicating the key findings and their importance. The template is intended to guide the reporting of a complete data science project from framing the problem to the final results.

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[Note: This is a template to write a structured report for a data science project.

The template was developed by for the


course DS 1300 and follows the Data Science Process. Complete and remove the sections in [] before submitting your
report.
This report is the result of step: Communicate the results in the Data Science Process. We will use it to document each
step in the process.]

[Project Title]

[Optional: Add an image/logo]

[Your Name/Team]

Executive Summary: [¼ page description of the project highlights. The summary needs to answer the following questions:
What is the problem you are working on? Why is it important? What are the key results and how are they useful to the
reader?]

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Table of Contents
1. Problem Description...........................................................................................................................................................2
2. Data Collection and Data Quality.......................................................................................................................................2
3. Data Exploration.................................................................................................................................................................2
4. Modeling............................................................................................................................................................................2
5. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................................................3
6. List of References...............................................................................................................................................................3
7. Appendix.............................................................................................................................................................................3

1. Problem Description
[Step: Frame the Problem
Short description of the problem area. Who is your stakeholder and what does the stakeholder want? What are the
questions you need to answer? Why are they important? What kind of data do you need? Do some research and add
references to the Reference section.]

2. Data Collection and Data Quality


[Describe data source, expected data quality and reliability. If you have several sources, how can you combine the data?]

3. Data Exploration
[Inspect data quality and clean data. Present descriptive statistics (e.g., in the table shown below) including how much
data you have before and after cleaning. Use appropriate visualization (histograms, bar charts, scatter plots, etc.) and
methods like correlations and pivot tables. Discuss what we can learn from exploring the data and what
recommendations you can give based on your finding.
Do not use screenshots. Use copy&paste to copy tables and charts into this document and format them in Word
appropriately. Add captions in Word. Charts in Rapidminer can be exported as png (see top right corner of the chart in
Rapidminer) and inserted as a picture in Word. You will need to adjust the axis label font sizes to make them readable.
Labels in figures should be roughly the same size as regular text in the document.]

VARIABLE NAME SHORT DESCRIPTION STATISTICS

T ABLE 1: V ARIABLE DESCRIPTION AND S TATISTICS

4. Modeling
[What type of model can we apply to the data? Example model types are:

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 Trend lines: Show the fitted trend line. Discuss why you use the selected type (e.g., linear or exponential). Can
you use the model for prediction/forecasting?
 Clustering: Look at the cluster centers and some other visualization (e.g., a scatterplot with colors indicating the
cluster). How do the clusters group the data? How can you use the grouping for recommendations?
 Decision trees: Show the tree and discuss how it splits the data. How can you use the model and predictions
made by the model for recommendations?

Describe why you chose the particular model, model assumption and limitations, what variable you use for the model, and
how well the model works. Then describe how to interpret the model and what recommendations you can make based on
the findings]

5. Conclusion
[Does the project answer the initial questions? Repeat the key findings and why they are important.]

6. List of References
[Cite sources of information in your document and but complete references here. You may use any citation style as long as
you are consistent. You can find the basics about how to properly cite references using APA style here. ]

7. Appendix
[Put code and long tables that you do not need inside your report here. ]

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