MN7062 Business Analytics, Individual Assignment, University of Leicester

Assignment Brief

A research project, to be conducted individually. This individual assignment involves the analysis of a dataset using statistical and econometrical techniques. 

Further Guidance

• Analyse information from the dataset and write a project. Your analysis should involve the statistical and econometric techniques learned throughout the module.
• Please note that this assignment is not supervised. Students should use their own knowledge in deciding how to analyse the data and which results to include in their project.
• You have been taught how to use Excel and STATA. Although these are what we recommend, you are free to use whichever statistical package you like for the manipulation,
presentation and analysis of data.
• The word limit is 4,000. Appendices, equations, tables, and bibliography do not count towards the limit.
• Project layout and length: Please see the section for Essay Structure.
• You will be provided with multiple datasets, from which you can choose only one to analyse: Datasets relevant to the project are available in the MN7062 page on Blackboard, in the “Assessment and Feedback” section. The datasets are provided in both Excel and STATA formats.
• You need to find your own research question which relates to the chosen dataset. Keep in mind, your question needs to be specific.