The US Small Business Administration Issues a New Regulation That Will

question 6

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Small Business Administration issues a new regulation that will have a significant impact on a substantial number of small businesses. Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the agency must do all of the following except

• A)measure the cost that the rule will impose on small businesses.
• B)consider less burdensome alternatives.
• C)alert small businesses about forthcoming regulations.
• D)adjust the rule to the satisfaction of the regulated businesses.

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Definitions:

Experimental Trials

Controlled tests conducted to study the efficacy or effects of a variable under study, often used in scientific and medical research.

Interrupted Time Series Experiments

Research design involving observations of a given variable over time, both before and after an intervention, to assess the effect of that intervention.

Program Logic Model

A tool used in program evaluation that visually represents the relationships between a program's resources, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes.

Intermediate-term Changes

Transformations or developments that occur over a middle-range period, not immediately but not lasting long enough to be considered long-term.