\fLOIC ASSCSSIIICIII Capstone Term Project Report Let's suppose you know the owner of a local real estate company in a midvsized Northeastern city of the United States. The name of your acquaintance's company is, "North Valley Real Estate.\" Your acquaintance also has a large clientele and a top-notch staff of salespeople. Luckily, the company also has some good data on the homes that have been sold by "North Valley Real Estate (NVRE]" throughout the community, over the years. This data can be found as an Excel Dataset File located in the "Files" Section of the course [Left-hand Side Menu Bar). As you may have guessedr the owner of NVRE wants to use the data to nd insights into the home-selling market, and how this same insight can be used to increase their prot and business activity. As such, your knowledge of statistics and research applications can provide a valuable service to your friend and the NVRE company; and they have hired you as their consultant. Using the data identied above, embark upon an analysis effort and creating an accompanying Report for the Owner of North Valley Real Estate. Your purpose in the project is to glean information, knowledge, and insight from the provided data that can be used to increase the protability of the Firm (NVREL Your research should align to the CLOs provided for the course and lean heavily on Units 4'8 of the course for the statistical applicationlanalysis. Specically, the statistical tool of regression. The Capstone Term Project Report is separated into preliminary parts for a total of 150 points [four assignments worth 25 points each, and one worth 50 pointsI spanning Units 2'6]. The nal draft is also 150 points [thus, a grand total is 300 points). The paper is to be written in APA style, T'h edition. Deviation from APA style is strongly discouragedI and will be penalized on the nal draft. H ere is the term project resource for review. i, Click here for Unit Loarnin Outcomes \f\fUnit 2: IntroductionI Background of Project Topic Provide a general introduction, background, and purpose of the paper, with your thesis resting on the idea of using statistical analysis to achieve better business decision and increase protability. Also, include a discussion of the real estate industry and the impacts that inuence the health, viability, and success of the real estate marketplace. Use this assignment to set the stage for the rest of your paper. It should be 1.5 - 2.0 pages, double spaced, with a cover page, reference page, and citing, as appropriate. Understand that the cover page and reference page do not count against the expected page length for this assignment. Click. here for Unit Learning Outcomes o lCarry out a substantial research-based project 0 Demonstrate capacity to improve a business situation with data-driven analytics 0 Demonstrate capacity to recommend change through statistical analysis 0 Demonstrate an understanding of statistical applications and reporting frameworks o Analyze data and synthesize research ndings , Term Project Scaffolding Criteria Ra ngs Term Project Scaffolding 25 Flt! 10 F115 15 p13 6.25 Ill: [I Ill: Exceptional Meets Expectations Developing Needs Improvement Insufcenl Total Points: 25