finalpaperrubric
Econometrics Final Paper Rubric
You will be graded on the following criterion:
Introduction
• Motivates topic
• Describes problem that you are studying in a way that even a non-
econometrician would understand
• Clearly presents thesis statement
Data
Description
• Summary of variables being used including mean, median, min, and max
• Present in table (not copy and pasted from Python)
• Provide some graphical representation of the relationship you are
looking at in your data (e.g. scatterplot)
Empirical
Approach
• Outline the question you are asking
• Outline the regression model you are using to answer the question (i.e.
write out the regression equation)
• Highlight the dependent variable and key independent variable you are
using
• Describe why the variables you chose to use in the regression help to
answer the question you are asking
Estimation
Results
• Show the estimate coefficients and standard errors associated with each
coefficient
• Mark the coefficients that are statistically significant
• Show the R-squared of the regression
• Present in a table (not copied from Python)
Interpretation
of Results
• Interpret the coefficients in your own words
• Interpret the statistical significance of the coefficients
• Interpret the R-squared
• Describe how the results answer the question you initially posed
Conclusion
• Summarize the question you addressed in the paper and the answer you
arrived at from your regression