INFO 7470 - Social and Economic Data
@ Cornell VirtualRDC

• Create an account in the RDCProject system (provide a screenshot). Do not submit a proposal through the CES site.
• Identify a possible research question that can be extended to use data available in the RDC (or another restricted-access dataset)
  • Provide link to pertinent public-use documentation
  • Providing a small number of references (on the data, on the question) from discussion papers or articles would be a great idea here
  • Provide a link to available other information on the restricted-access data
• Discuss why the particular project would require confidential [Census, NCHS, etc.] data (1/2 page)
• Discuss if you think that the analysis is feasible in the chosen restricted-access data environment
  • Do you need to merge to some other data source? (if yes, how)
  • Do you need particular statistical software? (if yes, why)
  • How long might the project take?
• Discuss in the context of your project how you would, or would not, address each of the Title 13, Chapter 5, justifications (PPS)? (two or three sentences for each criterion)
• Write the above pre-proposal document with a separate cover page, identifying yourself only on the cover page. This is standard practice for double-blind review (note however that the Census RDC review process is not double-blind). Your proposal will be (anonymously) reviewed by a classmate as part of Lab 4.

Submissions are made on the Course Management Site. Lab 3 can be submitted here. Due date: February 15, 2011, 3:59PM (Note: the site is used only for submissions, not for the other functionality you will find there.)