Which of the Following Would Constitute a "Natural" Experiment

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would constitute a "natural" experiment?

• A)Conducting a survey of city park workers regarding their job satisfaction.
• B)Doing a comparative analysis of families that choose to stay and those who choose to move out of a racially changing neighborhood to find out the underlying causes for the difference in their choices
• C)Evaluating a drug courts program on drug user relapses
• D)Presenting half of a classroom with a documentary on discrimination,then measuring student opinions on race.
• E)Soliciting teenagers at a mall to view a new commercial and discuss their impressions

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