1.9 Quick review questions

1. A study (Fraboni et al. 2018) examined the 'red-light running behaviour of cyclists in Italy'. This study is most likely to be:
   an observational study a quasi-experimental study an experimental study
2. A study of a sample whose results apply to the wider population of interest would be called
   internally valid externally valid
3. In a quasi-experiment, the researchers allocate treatments to groups that they have not organised. True or false?
   TRUE FALSE

References

Fraboni, F., V. Marín Puchades, M. De Angelis, L. Pietrantoni, and Gabriele Prati. 2018. “Red-Light Running Behavior of Cyclists in Italy: An Observational Study.” Accident Analysis & Prevention 120: 219–32.

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