This document provides instructions for a quantitative methods assignment. Students are asked to select a dataset containing at least 100 data points from a non-textbook source. They must compute 4-5 summary statistics, create 2-3 graphical representations, write a 1 page report communicating the significance of the analysis, and identify possible parameters of interest. Assignments must be electronically submitted through Moodle by July 3, 2012 and file names should follow the specified format of ROLLNO_CE1.ext to indicate the student roll number and file type.