Experimental Design

Exercise

• Read through the following tutorial concerning data manipulation.
• Read through the following tutorial concerning the steps for analysis.
• Chose one research topic of your choice, such as the distribution of complex noun phrases (N-prep-N) over time in the RSC.
• Please address the following points:
  • Hypothesis/theory: assumption about a a specific phenomenon
  • Formalization: definition of the chosen phenomenon
    
  • Methods: usage of resources and tools
  • Interpretation: look into the the data
  • Concluzion: hypothesis (partly) right or wrong?