Assignment

Word Count: 1500 words

Data: Survey data, finance data, country, firm, consumer data.

Country data:
 World bank https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
 Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
 IMF: https://www.imf.org/en/Data

Firm data- World bank: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/enterprise-surveys

Finance Data: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/european-stocks-set-for-new-highs-as-coronavirus-

fears-recede-092450612.html

Description: Develop and analyse a conceptual model identifying any issues and making suggestions

Task: Develop a conceptual model, choose the relevant variables based on your conceptual model and
utilise various analytics tools and techniques (univariate, bivariate and multivariate) to provide insights
about the data.

Guidance Notes:
The purpose of this assignment is to equip you with the ability to selectively analyse different sets of
data for insight, and to report the findings in effective manner. This assignment consists of five tasks, but
the report should flow as a single whole document.

(1) Provide an overview of the research topic

(2) Develop the conceptual model and generate hypotheses. You can refer to relevant theory and
literature within this subtask
(3) Discuss your selected data/variables
(4) Analyse the data using appropriate data analysis tools:
Univariate analysis-Descriptive statistics, graphics and arithmetic measures
Bivariate analysis-Correlation, Anova, t-test
Multivariate analysis, OLS
(5) Describe if the findings are consistent with the conceptual model

Indicative Marking Criteria

You are required to produce a work that demonstrates you are meeting the learning outcomes.
Following is the indicative marking criteria:

a) A clear introduction of the assignment (5%)

b) An overview of the research topic/ problem (10%)
c) Develop the conceptual model and generate hypotheses (20%)
d) Discuss your variables (10%)
e) An analysis of data using appropriate analytical tools and techniques (30%)
f) Report the findings in a consistent and clear manner (25%)

Deadline: March 30, 2022