Part 1: Types of Research (5 points each) Write whether each of the research que
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Part 1: Types of Research (5 points each) Write whether each of the research questions below - which can all be answered by collecting and analyzing statistics-could be answered through descriptive, explanatory, or evaluation research 1. A researcher tests her hypothesis that because they don't want to be caught with expired driver's licenses, people with expired licenses are more likely than others to get into "hit-and-run" car crashes. 2. Congress passed a law in 2012 banning the chemicals in "bath salts," which had been used as narcotics. Researchers study whether the ban was successful in reducing levels of bath salts abuse. 3. Social network analysts study whether the number of people who say they opened Twitter accounts has increased or stayed the same over the last five years. 4. A polling agency asks Republican voters in Louisiana if they have already decided who they plan to vote for in the next election for the United States Senate. 5. The state of Louisiana launches a new program to educate the public about the dangers of drunk driving. By finding out the number of accidents caused by drunk driving before and after the program was launched, you study whether the program succeeded in reducing the number of these accidents. 6. Researchers test a hypothesis that countries experiencing civil wars will have greater percentages of migrants (people who leave each country) than other countries. They test this hypothesis using information about migration rates for all countries in the last 10 years as well as identifying which countries experienced a civil war in that time.Explanation / Answer
1) Evaluation Research
2) Explanatory Research
3) Descriptive Research
4) Explanatory Research
5) Evaluation Research
6) Explanatory Research