1. Introduction Principal and Project Overview Literature Review Question(s) to be Addressed in Project 2. Data Data sets to be used What are they Any pre-processing done? Still waiting for some data? Data Description(s) How many observations? How many variables? Variable names and definitions How do the data relate to the question(s) Missing or unusual data? Numerical summaries EDA 3. Methods - preliminary What are your current ideas about methods, models, analyses, etc. Tie to each of the question(s) at the end of the introduction This should be reasonably well thought-out but could still change as the project progresses 4. Results - preliminary Examples of analyses you've tried so far This can be quite preliminary/minimal, depending on how far you are 5. Next Steps