Quantitative Project: World Income and Health Inequality

Dimension

Unacceptable

Acceptable

Excellent

Calculation: Ability to perform mathematical operations (Able to sort data and to calculate group means in Excel)

Having no idea of how to sort data or to calculate the group means

Able to sort the data and generally able to calculate the group means but with minor errors in calculation in Excel

Able to sort and correctly calculate all the group means without errors in Excel

Representation: Ability to construct a scatter plot with all required elements of the chart in place in Excel

Unable to construct a scatter plot in Excel

Generally able to create a scatter plot with some minor errors in Excel

Able to create a scatter plot with all required elements of the chart in place in Excel

Interpretation: Ability to explain the calculated means and the scatter plot

Unable to correctly explain and compare the group means, and the meaning of the scatter plot

Generally able to explain and compare the group means, and the meaning of the scatter plot with minor errors

Able to correctly explain and compare the group means, and the meaning of the scatter plot

without errors

Analysis: Ability to address the research questions based on the empirical results from above and draw correct conclusions

Unable to link the empirical results with the research questions together and to draw correct conclusions

Generally able to link the empirical results with the research questions with minor errors in the logic of analysis; Conclusions were generally correct

Able to clearly link the empirical results and to draw correct conclusions