impact on American history. The purpose of this topic is to have you look at an aspect of American society and discuss how it has affected the development of the American nation and American identity. You can take any approach to this topic that works within the information in the course and the sources provided to you. Your argument needs to show how these 2-4 identified ways can show the impact of baseball on American history. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to, the roles of historical events, women, immigrants, African Americans, rural populations, and urban populations. Your Final Paper will look at this topic through the provided documents and all classroom materials. You will be asked to examine how the topic impacted its own time and how it impacts the events of today. Your Final Paper will be centered around your thesis that identifies several (2-4) specific ways. You can take any approach to this topic in your Final Paper that works within the information in the course and the sources provided to you. You will use the provided sources to support your thesis and provide a clear argument that runs throughout the essay. You are required to incorporate any feedback from the Semester Paper Part 4 – Thesis and Outline for the Final Paper assignment. While it is not required, you are welcome to submit a draft ahead of time for review. The essay will need to be at least 750-1000 words long. It can go longer than 1000 words with no penalty. Any essay shorter than 750 words will be penalized. Guidelines for format: You need to have an introductory paragraph that has a clearly stated thesis. This thesis should shape your entire essay and needs to be something that you can prove using the evidence provided. If you received positive feedback but want to change the thesis as part of the process of writing the Final Paper, please run it by your professor to make sure that the thesis still meets the expectations of the assignment. You are welcome to run the modified thesis by your professor prior to submitting the Final Paper. If your thesis from the Thesis and Outline assignment received positive feedback, then you will use that thesis. If the feedback on your thesis from the Thesis and Outline assignment stated that it needed to be changed or modified, then you will need to have a new thesis. Your Final Paper will be centered around your thesis that identifies several (2-4) specific ways in which you can prove that thesis. You can take any approach to this topic in your Final Paper that works within the information in the course and the sources provided to you. You will use the provided sources to support your thesis and provide a clear argument that runs throughout the essay. You need to have a conclusion on your essay that brings your thesis to a close and shows how you have proven your argument. Your writing needs to be clear of writing errors, grammatical errors, and spelling errors. You are expected to submit writing that is appropriate for a college course. Guidelines for sources and evidence: You can (and are expected to) use the following sources for your essay: The textbook and any other course materials provided by your professor. This includes anything in the lectures, textbook, Crash Course videos, Optional Additional Resources, and Discussion Forums. The sources provided in the Identifying and Analyzing Sources Assignment.

Curve-fitting Project – Linear Model (due at the end of Week 5) Instructions For this assignment, collect data exhibiting a relatively linear trend, find the line of best fit, plot the data and the line, interpret the slope, and use the linear equation to make a prediction. Also, find r2 (coefficient of determination) and r (correlation coefficient). Discuss your findings. Your topic may be that is related to sports, your work, a hobby, or something you find interesting. If you choose, you may use the suggestions described below. A Linear Model Example and Technology Tips are provided in separate documents. Tasks for Linear Regression Model (LR) (LR-1) Describe your topic, provide your data, and cite your source. Collect at least 8 data points. Label appropriately. (Highly recommended: Post this information in the Linear Model Project discussion as well as in your completed project. Include a brief informative desсrіption in the title of your posting. Each student must use different data.) The idea with the discussion posting is two-fold: (1) To share your interesting project idea with your classmates, and (2) To give me a chance to give you a brief thumbs-up or thumbs-down about your proposed topic and data. Sometimes students get off on the wrong foot or misunderstand the intent of the project, and your posting provides an opportunity for some feedback. Remark: Students may choose similar topics, but must have different data sets. For example, several students may be interested in a particular Olympic sport, and that is fine, but they must collect different data, perhaps from different events or different gender. (LR-2) Plot the points (x, y) to obtain a scatterplot. Use an appropriate scale on the horizontal and vertical axes and be sure to label carefully. Visually judge whether the data points exhibit a relatively linear trend. (If so, proceed. If not, try a different topic or data set.) (LR-3) Find the line of best fit (regression line) and graph it on the scatterplot. State the equation of the line. (LR-4) State the slope of the line of best fit. Carefully interpret the meaning of the slope in a sentence or two. (LR-5) Find and state the value of r2, the coefficient of determination, and r, the correlation coefficient. Discuss your findings in a few sentences. Is r positive or negative? Why? Is a line a good curve to fit to this data? Why or why not? Is the linear relationship very strong, moderately strong, weak, or nonexistent? (LR-6) Choose a value of interest and use the line of best fit to make an estimate or prediction.