Peer Review of Proposal

In this assignment, you will review the proposals of two other individuals. The goal is to provide constructive, thoughtful, and professional feedback that helps strengthen the project before final development. The peer review must be completed on Wednesday, March 18. Reviews should start by cloning the individual’s repo, re-rendering it locally to make sure you can reproduce their work, and then adding an issue to their repo with your peer review feedback.

Your review should focus on:

Be specific and actionable in your feedback.

Peer review assignments

The peer review assignments for proposal peer reviews are as follows:

Reviewee Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Project Link
tharangini15 danielspangler11 csmith14-41 View Repo
Amit9277 tharangini15 danielspangler11 View Repo
codychii Amit9277 tharangini15 View Repo
matthewgmelin codychii Amit9277 View Repo
flcl709 matthewgmelin codychii View Repo
harrisonhoran flcl709 matthewgmelin View Repo
dhurst3 harrisonhoran flcl709 View Repo
jonesza7 dhurst3 harrisonhoran View Repo
philosofool jonesza7 dhurst3 View Repo
RhysNeary philosofool jonesza7 View Repo
KarissaP223 RhysNeary philosofool View Repo
krishnaravuriaz KarissaP223 RhysNeary View Repo
joj-caseyr krishnaravuriaz KarissaP223 View Repo
LeonardoRojas56 joj-caseyr krishnaravuriaz View Repo
Csalcido3 LeonardoRojas56 joj-caseyr View Repo
WyattScott213-az Csalcido3 LeonardoRojas56 View Repo
rachel-sevey WyattScott213-az Csalcido3 View Repo
csmith14-41 rachel-sevey WyattScott213-az View Repo
danielspangler11 csmith14-41 rachel-sevey View Repo

Accessing peer-review

Within the individuals project GitHub repository:

Click Issues > New Issue > Proposal Peer Review:

Peer-review Prompts

Reviewer Information

Reviewer Name: [Full Name]
GitHub Username: @[github-username]

1️⃣ Project Goal & Motivation

Describe the goal of the project in your own words.

What real-world question is the individual trying to answer, and why does it matter?

Your response here

2️⃣ Dataset Description

Describe the dataset being used.

Include the following:

  • Which TidyTuesday week is used?
  • What type of data is it? (health, economics, environment, sports, etc.)
  • What is the unit of analysis? (person, country, event, observation, etc.)

Your response here

3️⃣ Modeling & Methods Plan

Describe how the research questions will be answered.

Indicate which of the following methods are clearly planned:

What are the proposed targets, features, or grouping structures?

Your response here

4️⃣ Clarity & Scope Check

Evaluate the clarity and feasibility of the proposal.

Consider:

  • Are the research questions clearly defined?
  • Is the modeling scope reasonable for the project timeline?
  • Are any important details missing?

Your response here

5️⃣ Constructive Feedback for Improvement

Provide specific suggestions for strengthening the project.

Examples:

  • Narrowing or refining the research question
  • Improving feature selection ideas
  • Adding or removing a modeling approach
  • Clarifying the modeling workflow
  • Strengthening ethical framing

Your response here

6️⃣ Most Compelling Aspect

What part of this project are you most excited to see developed?

Your response here

7️⃣ File & Code Organization Feedback

Evaluate whether the proposed structure aligns with professional data science practices.

Consider:

  • Separation of ds.py, test_ds.py, notebook, and report
  • Reproducibility
  • Clarity of responsibilities between files

Your response here

8️⃣ Ethical & Societal Considerations

Does the proposal meaningfully address ethical risks, bias, or societal impact?

Consider:

  • Who could be harmed by misuse?
  • Who might benefit most from the analysis?
  • Are any ethical concerns missing or underdeveloped?

Your response here

9️⃣ Optional Additional Feedback

Any additional comments, questions, or suggestions.

Your response here

Submission Instructions

  1. Complete this review in your .qmd file.
  2. Render the document.
  3. Submit the rendered file and source .qmd file according to the assignment instructions.

✅ Reminder

Your role as a reviewer is to help strengthen the project through constructive, professional, and specific feedback.

Avoid:

  • Vague praise (“looks good”)
  • Generic criticism

Instead focus on:

  • clarity
  • feasibility
  • rigor
  • responsibility