3/3/2021: EE Proposal: LO2_C

This semester I have to start my EE. Cue dramatic wailing. Although I will say that I am glad we get to choose our topic because it makes it easier to research something that I chose and am passionate about. The downside is that our initial research is very open ended because we don't yet have a set question. So using my finding I have had to try to create a question. Sounds a lot easier than it is. But in doing this, I've learned how to find good resources and also find general information to help narrow down my question. For example I found out that a good way to get a feel for the topic you want to explore and help narrow down your in depth search is to look into statistics. Now sometimes statistics are hard to find for certain topics however if you can't find sufficient statistics for me that is a sign that there isn't much research on that. But if you find enough statistics on things in between you can make an argument to connect them. What I mean by this is if I am looking at the likelihood for an LGBTQ student to have skipped school more frequently than heterosexual students, I found statistics on students in general and a national survey of a few thousand LGBTQ students. All I would need is find the statistics of students nationally and the LGBTQ US youth population, Doing a little math I can sufficiently build an argument about the correlation between skipping school and being LGBTQ and how that pertains to their school treatment. Although that may seem like a lot of work that is what the EE is. A bunch of work and research. Hopefully it is worth it though

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