REPORT GUIDELINES
Winter 2016
v. 1.5
The final project report is due on
MARCH 11, 2016 BY 3:00 PM EST
This document contains general guidelines for the preparation of the Project Report I. Please note, that the guidelines are
general and for the sake of consistency all students are encouraged to follow them. However, it is quite possible that some
project contents and results are better stated in a different format/structure. In such cases, students should develop
appropriate modifications to the outline below and inform the instructor. Finally, if you have any questions or need any
clarifications, please email or make appointment to discuss.
THE DATA
The report is a summary of your work on the three data sets you have been assigned to analyze. The original data has been
provided in a form of an Excel spreadsheet, where data sets are arranged as columns. Data in each of the columns has been
generated from a different probability distribution each. Data sets are available in Resources>PROJECT 1>DataSets. You have
to locate the assigned file by the folder with the same name as two first letters in the assigned file name.
REPORT STRUCTURE
The report has to have all of the sections listed below, unless it is indicated otherwise (e.g., some sections are marked as
optional, meaning that you may decide to include them, even though they are not mandatory). In summary, a report should
consist the following elements/sections:
Cover page
Table of contents (optional)
Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Project work
o Data
o Analysis Approach/Procedures
3. Results/Discussion
4. Conclusions
References
COVER PAGE: Project title, due date & name of the author (e.g., your name)
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Optional
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Maximum one page summarizing the key results and findings of the project work.
I. INTRODUCTION [0.5 pages]
Explain briefly how simple data analysis methods you are to use in this project can be used in your chosen engineering
discipline and for what purpose. Provide examples. What are the benefits and limitations of such analysis?
II. PROJECT WORK [4-6 pages]
Provide the details of the work carried out (i.e., what) and tools of analysis used (i.e., how), create corresponding subsections. See Table on
next page for summary of the details of required analysis.
ENG 85-222 S1 TREATMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA
2
WHAT TO DO FOR EACH DATA SET JOINTLY FOR ALL DATA SETS
Descriptive statistics:
Range, min, max, count
Mean, median, mode
Standard deviation
Kurtosis & skewness
Show formulas/procedures
and explain calculation
process
Summary table
Confidence intervals (95 & 99%)
Mean
Standard deviation
Show formulas/procedures
and explain calculation
process
Histogram 3 Graph Summary graph
Empirical rule (calculate % of
data points falling into ± 1, 2 and
3 std. dev.)
– Summary table
5-number summary:
Min, Q1, median, Q3, max
– Summary table
Box plots (use the included Excel
file to generate the plots). You
may also use another means (e.g.
web applet or other software)
– Summary graph
Normal probability plot 3 graphs Summary graph
Time series graph (create a
column of consecutive numbers)
3 graphs –
It is assumed that you will use MS Excel to perform most of your calculations and create graphs. All calculations, graphs, etc.
that you generated to create your report have to be saved in your Excel spreadsheet, as you will have to submit it together
with your report on Blackboard. When graphing in Excel:
Make sure that you do not use the graph default settings and change them to suit your needs (fonts, colors, etc.)
When copying graphs make sure they have no boxes around them; in summary graphs use color to distinguish
among data sets
All figures (and tables, too) have to be numbered and have captions (figures below, tables above)
Individual graph size (without caption) should not exceed 1/3 of the page; make size of all your graphs the same.
In general, pay close attention to the clarity of information conveyed (legibility) and graph aesthetics.
III. RESULTS/DISCUSSION [1-2 pages]
Here you can explain the significance of your findings by relating what you discovered about the data sets you have been
assigned. You should address the following:
What can be said of the data sets in terms of variation, means, distributions?
Can you identify the distributions from which the data originated (e.g., Normal or not?)
Comment on the effectiveness of the format of the information (e.g., graphs or tables) compared to raw data.
IV. CONCLUSIONS [0.5-2 pages]
In this last section you focus on the main things you have learned from the investigation and, if appropriate, on the practical
applications of your investigation. In short, this section should include:
Summary (restated) of the project problem and a brief summary of the results
Recommendations on future work on this topic based on the results
REFERENCES
Throughout your report refer to the specific parts of the textbook, providing guidelines regarding analysis techniques (e.g.,
graphs or calculations) you are using. You may also include any other, relevant references. Use the following format (also
called Harvard style) in listing references in the alphabetical order:
[1] Author(s), Publication/Book title, Journal/Publisher, Year (and page numbers if it is a technical paper)
[2] Website XYZ <http://address.com> viewed on a particular date DD-MM-YY
Please remember, that while this section contains a list of references, calls to those references should be placed whenever
appropriate throughout the report. Commonly used general rules of citing sources and references can be found at the
following website
http://www.aresearchguide.com/styleguides.html
Data set 1 Data set 2 Data set 3
105.3951339 161.0431227 116.3405161
113.9901658 199.6429334 87.42300136
80.75942926 173.3787042 140.1610009
114.0732993 124.1676077 114.0986231
80.31337327 197.0610675 59.2355266
63.56757492 140.2172918 101.613148
161.4258852 104.9378948 75.91829697
78.471977 145.6434828 149.1758442
178.9998467 119.8706015 62.78330627
52.65350208 188.2961516 182.8470093
146.1478407 114.7038179 94.89601237
69.82596713 166.0237434 114.5041099
94.55979491 112.2898038 41.61316863
94.29269337 126.679281 51.22248038
53.5013103 185.482345 121.071196
84.85261585 168.1173132 76.976369
141.3595558 157.1306497 69.99816858
50.20032202 138.1878109 91.03017672
144.6588047 100.0854518 84.22448471
85.60097083 134.7422712 74.78645355
37.74206359 137.2020631 30.20735474
64.6417109 105.630665 62.63770754
166.1630111 141.3281655 156.1210982
74.53229525 148.710593 182.4381459
70.26849314 135.319071 160.8455366
124.9762707 111.8259224 152.0797357
92.71336151 192.0255135 118.9693253
46.55820501 192.834254 127.8140647
82.66259809 134.2936491 61.66200162
115.3479277 139.5794549 143.1680292
85.58649281 134.9803156 30.81983121
154.1238478 149.9191259 187.371518
86.92824192 116.9377728 77.3131492
-50.97903088 171.7062899 95.3011411
131.9299147 153.0167547 97.83904059
112.0124071 102.7863399 37.85850165
85.91585495 166.0664693 115.2057055
142.3999268 191.0214545 53.05878429
112.7022872 128.9376507 77.70712525
75.42031451 134.2478713 94.52858788
81.42874347 164.4886624 107.1750605
49.04064806 180.3308206 75.36035607
170.1384806 145.5641346 170.2082616
180.2685918 127.1126438 96.43508204
75.05181568 195.0193793 98.97231646
163.6593882 122.4494156 73.73232077
132.4411985 185.7051302 132.2050482
115.1364873 164.1956847 102.7849978
68.50258412 140.4675436 138.7702926
65.34054389 100.1922666 100.2461263
42.07339569 132.166509 56.63521304
78.31995984 128.3028657 -3.040110844
64.10484755 183.6512345 157.1471446
22.1784492 196.3774529 82.6663327
178.5377779 167.772454 105.128237
14.14238139 102.2553179 78.70963853
64.78219373 107.3763237 55.00763816
88.70668492 193.8047426 64.32206899
84.07428166 175.3257851 74.67359663
135.824246 168.8650166 144.1045472
72.53095216 194.4639424 191.0533345
78.11097501 175.2922147 98.24908059
79.09768013 137.6445814 135.1337007
112.2122856 110.9378338 177.184518
87.4015657 127.7169103 130.044805
137.0425482 123.6518448 105.9156264
147.3284899 137.5377667 91.28290256
100.4217043 111.2887967 33.5003622
110.174108 189.9563585 148.1016059
148.7836587 121.7017121 139.1760864
187.760327 157.8234199 111.3324006
99.20647156 152.7359844 107.4680997
154.1238478 163.9881588 123.3302785
103.0609499 152.2476882 116.3993491
123.5312825 181.3074129 123.8317398
110.2658873 118.0852687 143.9933274
75.54810989 132.6273385 118.5487465
139.3876803 198.1048006 93.84474449
23.36411196 190.8078249 47.3511707
139.7068106 190.1547288 72.46454768
142.7662258 178.6889248 50.1494699
126.6236441 142.0850246 112.4231633
11.44240994 169.1305277 69.31110218
57.32565594 151.7502365 71.02227098
100.8830057 184.9818415 101.2170744
74.27332801 167.0003357 102.5160034
118.0477457 199.0966521 96.87346417
121.8968012 185.6868191 61.32435172
82.10885224 134.3180639 58.97543386
100.8244797 155.6627094 108.7241062
175.712569 163.5090182 59.76717173
85.36164867 174.7795038 96.22783662
83.5785502 109.5126194 103.9725535
89.67047077 190.8871731 55.81185885
167.7669505 145.188757 134.4975888
68.85783276 101.8372143 96.06197889
106.7709038 193.3805353 180.9537141
-15.52128854 155.4857021 119.9901024
112.8134047 126.9417402 116.2412675
78.73271127 149.6780297 109.2262837
183.1867055 168.7307352 148.2114956
77.77711087 132.2672201 99.2030439
60.55206753 191.5890988 55.98999476
112.5090082 101.10477 63.01055489
111.0518954 118.3721427 112.323045
81.62345491 104.0467544 5.457207205
48.12152408 121.9306009 128.7282774
50.09851546 138.9416181 127.3985506
95.84772468 125.122837 111.9018523
45.5554871 153.6393323 115.7608838
204.8752893 100.7904294 130.9936524
159.4413223 145.9944456 104.667703
109.324765 171.7947935 67.89716761
116.2927336 163.8569292 129.0540072
113.2837613 110.974456 111.755742
171.5285751 105.0752281 17.85509792
184.0772827 141.1969359 157.4335331
170.6062792 117.505417 126.2228127
45.73714967 135.3007599 120.3745628
71.22107516 199.0020447 111.0980409
116.1347543 116.1442915 191.2137693
15.1614702 197.4059267 181.6580723
63.98646545 156.5782647 83.86156221
151.5519787 110.5746635 114.0010116
112.61634 179.4518876 150.1121576
163.5751803 186.3673818 150.073686
64.13799863 157.615894 25.7630634
137.5520926 122.6203192 99.86749799
156.6266522 113.9255959 176.5331606
115.1182746 167.198706 140.5521632
19.37411323 121.231727 50.15581362
25.43891949 117.9448836 113.5248229
101.3582735 102.3834956 115.4063514
58.2238047 122.7149266 62.65233904
123.4720915 130.2346873 -19.00665413
116.3736161 179.3633839 85.13644641
97.12879912 127.6375622 75.52815785
108.1565474 135.7310709 90.78425503
64.57136717 167.4428541 26.12301867
110.61955 189.6816919 52.76114078
137.718155 172.4997711 79.46510462
143.4909452 189.0621662 147.3404612
111.6240074 115.6590472 118.9768457
162.7091595 131.7178869 81.15473545
100.1256467 119.779046 46.44647359
188.7974238 165.5110324 157.1856162
151.4724775 157.7074496 67.31733063
115.2385496 188.2869961 80.64621423
110.9844677 152.293466 31.03224369
2.971285337 147.8957488 171.1176654
24.37215042 176.3908811 53.81726876
130.6020809 142.1948912 102.8367197
42.4730504 152.8519547 105.85311
183.435134 119.0282907 86.12177023
50.53551629 154.5274209 139.4382255
75.30029532 176.2596515 76.79567514
14.81276993 104.2664876 188.0153038
146.4575578 161.7267373 110.9880489
54.79716972 174.9259926 110.9454845
72.08586819 173.2871487 29.22837464
88.35465931 189.3551439 126.5498215
120.2907131 158.7939085 199.2559762
48.70586306 120.4016236 158.3229848
122.9962097 116.0954619 58.87106934
65.60396198 190.9237953 59.7055762
95.31157755 193.0478835 169.5984454
30.1615162 173.7662893 47.01536252
110.3012894 187.4996185 30.41301423
102.0438051 191.7874691 130.92822
64.99685722 147.3006378 145.7362148
186.4600679 117.8319651 115.8524074
183.8808319 170.3054903 39.80919726
76.51210037 174.7581408 141.0715302
183.9987024 104.361095 41.19530129
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145.8401701 147.3250526 118.4963596
109.8000839 122.6477859 133.4901642
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137.430334 109.3173009 51.39560269
67.79495177 101.3763848 54.97356622
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129.0582534 122.3609119 159.1133926
54.93376446 115.2714621 190.8937182
127.1916633 144.4410535 157.7223773
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60.98455313 116.9682913 82.80712248
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54.5856781 143.263039 123.6142114
39.01674316 122.1808527 101.1654038
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183.8026608 131.8979461 39.62348981
102.3643167 199.5483261 84.24279966
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155.8301053 108.4658345 74.95947355
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131.4491217 144.3525498 101.0001088
82.55132709 139.1338847 125.7145473
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42.61302163 173.2200079 167.7884373
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102.2298707 190.9146397 11.03272805
40.48459939 101.9287698 74.09877324
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157.6988441 104.8554949 109.3634412
60.95871741 181.633961 157.2811076
77.22321154 133.3903012 157.2386513
128.458669 102.0447401 179.0938544
51.59256514 132.6456496 95.26532419
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134.9100333 175.4783776 156.5262725
67.58560883 193.4202094 179.0792855
43.16758603 184.7315897 166.0731361
131.6692081 110.0802637 129.28943
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138.2885787 143.9222388 218.3095777
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70.26849314 193.0356761 103.0516561
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61.18970103 117.2124393 91.98549302
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48.77175595 128.9559618 190.6941297
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201.7566319 133.231605 116.5685323
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137.9338417 121.4972381 162.0554773
51.46343963 184.1547899 154.5428919
167.1843509 177.3400067 157.6632773
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105.0728318 179.381695 199.829498
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53.68875716 133.8206122 56.72633885
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119.580574 145.9913938 219.6584266
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44.40696582 102.0172735 186.9900476
148.0529025 173.8212226 261.7145985
34.73677478 165.2088992 148.3188786
66.19111471 176.0185553 158.3904752
122.3980578 171.6971343 115.1195139
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76.43316192 106.878872 153.1509614
154.9199854 109.0853603 42.34020177
70.92476178 107.8127384 104.5129299
65.8202114 162.2608112 198.8792011
100.2082686 197.256386 134.0629243
126.0353659 103.256325 110.9745487
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72.87675291 118.2164983 242.5550921
146.0024467 136.2071596 129.2758615
61.37418066 143.2691427 81.85399489
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166.8608209 164.5466475 128.9592835
82.69968842 112.7933592 167.8868788
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17.33961906 190.3103732 105.2199938
14.31182025 116.0802026 137.7850769
53.90454615 117.0598468 167.0858357
139.9768282 136.8205817 122.6103397
79.09000626 184.5698416 183.2393199
156.832414 135.1329081 223.7935125
119.1538561 128.9651173 174.7765001
118.1896098 172.1518601 166.1038997
139.6559585 136.3872188 83.21109741
185.0636297 159.0075381 124.9951485
154.3373858 142.9639576 102.3205815
64.42571728 156.837672 141.5797616
102.0472328 134.827723 159.1873915
71.86434939 176.7693106 209.1571393
143.5074185 148.115482 133.5796473
100.1635044 179.9401837 268.5051133
95.30461992 168.9535203 119.9386535
137.5813556 177.4834437 181.3941882
102.3539826 133.4788049 142.5066106
103.7307245 130.5246132 143.6347365
117.0263547 127.8237251 149.1016637
109.433785 150.2059999 79.14291624
181.5688509 188.125248 161.9089123
79.58727249 197.6561785 60.04431195
42.51203361 100.5035554 132.1663323
115.6620956 184.0052492 105.7977503
59.04327079 101.10477 9.697709326
155.9417344 170.3909421 261.4504812
143.6504592 176.0582293 88.98591129
186.7232302 167.9433576 113.7451538
59.73125806 161.4947966 223.0855731
70.04114221 137.7941221 141.6946877
149.1758442 143.5468612 261.7806278
112.4982648 191.0794397 140.8979589
210.3227078 158.3452864 149.5476742
90.88621507 188.9309366 169.4512609
62.5647547 192.0316172 83.07003479
106.8927648 142.4756615 241.6151748
113.6653568 180.7275613 257.4602096
89.7199416 112.857448 191.8033096
150.5948947 110.5716117 184.623622
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