This project develops a research plan for a faculty member interested in understanding how income relates to subjective well-being among adults in the United States. Drawing on existing scholarly research, the plan examines whether higher income is associated with greater happiness and whether income inequality influences differences in well-being across socioeconomic groups. The proposal outlines a correlational study designed to better understand how individual financial resources and broader economic conditions are related to life satisfaction.

This project critiques the research study "The Essential Moral Self" by analyzing its introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The evaluation examines the study’s strengths, limitations, and the quality of its design, measurements, and conclusions. The goal is to apply data literacy skills to understand how psychological research is conducted and to assess how effectively the evidence supports the authors’ claims about the role of moral character in personal identity.