Jaden Rankin-Wahlers

 

Have you ever wondered whether the wording used in a law effects the outcome?  I looked into the strictness of a state's search and seizure clause in comparison to the search and seizure clause listed in the United States' Constitution.  I coded states as less specific, similar, or more specific and controlled for several other variables.  My hypothesis is: "Holding all else equal, to what effect does the specificity of the state constitution have on the appeal rate?"  My research shows that different variables do matter and my predictive probability table even examines the likelihood of some outcomes.

 

I invite you to learn more about my project by clicking here. Starting from the left of the project I describe my various steps and word choice.  The final form of the project was a poster which I presented to professors and graduate students.

 

This project draws together various skills in research, statistics, formatting, and presentation.  I used multiple sources to gather what information was already available and coded the variables I still needed.  Once I had the variables, I ran several tests ranging from a chi-squared test to a logistical regression.  I then had to choose how to best represent my project from start to finish, so people who have never heard of my topic could understand.