Project preparation and formatting guidelines - ISDS 361A Analytics Project During the semester, each student will work individually on an analytics project that requires the application of the statistical tools and methods learned in the course to a real business problem. The goal is to practice effective writing of statistical summaries in a way a lay person could understand. This is an important skill in the business world. Just knowing the technical details is not enough. A dataset will be provided for this purpose. The project will be carried out in two distinct phases and will culminate in a final report not exceeding 3 pages, including all tables and figures (Times New Roman 12-pt font, single-spaced with 1-inch margins on all sides). The phases of the project are: Phase 1: In this phase, the student will write up a "project proposal" (1 page maximum, same format as the final report) that will include a brief introduction, description of the data, the business questions to be answered, and basic explor