BUSN 5000 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ CD lump all causes potentially related to _____ into the external
category and all causes unrelated to ______ into the _______
(internal/external) category..
Answer: alcohol, alcohol, internal
⩥ The distinction between causes of death is important because
estimating the treatment effect on _____ causes should function as a
falsification exercise..
Answer: internal
⩥ Deaths from motor vehicle accidents for under 21-year-olds comprise
about _____ percent of all deaths.(Round to the nearest integer.).
Answer: 35
⩥ The homicide rate for under 21-year-olds is about _____ per _____.
(You may need to refer to the paper here, and round to the nearest
integer.).
Answer: 17, 100,000
⩥ Overall, MVA deaths (increase/decrease/stay the same) _____ after
age 21..
,Answer: decrease
⩥ Just after age 21, MVA deaths appear to rise by almost _____ per
100,000. (Round to the nearest integer.).
Answer: 5
⩥ Just after age 21, suicides appear to rise by about _____ per 100,000.
(Round to the nearest integer.).
Answer: 2
⩥ The homicide rate (does/does not) _____ change at age 21..
Answer: does not
⩥ The results in Table 2 suggest that MVA deaths increased by _____ to
_____ (round to two decimals) at age 21, depending on the whether we
use a simple _____ (linear/quadratic/polynomial) or flexible _____
(linear/quadratic/polynomial) specification..
Answer: 4.53, 4.66, linear, quadratic
⩥ The estimated effects on MVA deaths are statistically significant at the
_____ % level..
Answer: 5
, ⩥ The MVA effect reported in Column (2) and the baseline MVA death
rate of 32.5 suggests an increase in MVA deaths of _____ percent (report
1 decimal place), which (is/is not) _____ consistent with CD's MVA
findings..
Answer: 14.3, is
⩥ The results in Table 2 suggest that suicides increased by _____ to
_____ (round to two decimals) at age 21, depending on the whether we
use a simple _____ (linear/quadratic/polynomial) or flexible _____
(linear/quadratic/polynomial) specification..
Answer: 1.79, 1.81, linear, quadratic
⩥ The estimated effects of turning 21 on suicides (is/is not) _____
statistically significant..
Answer: is
⩥ The results in Table 2 indicate a very _____ and statistically _____
effect of turning 21 on homicides..
Answer: small, insignificant
⩥ 1. Write a sentence that summarizes the estimated effects of turning
21 on all deaths, including their statistical significance, as reported in
Table 2.
2. Write a sentence that summarizes how the estimated effects of turning
21 are distributed across external and internal causes.
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ CD lump all causes potentially related to _____ into the external
category and all causes unrelated to ______ into the _______
(internal/external) category..
Answer: alcohol, alcohol, internal
⩥ The distinction between causes of death is important because
estimating the treatment effect on _____ causes should function as a
falsification exercise..
Answer: internal
⩥ Deaths from motor vehicle accidents for under 21-year-olds comprise
about _____ percent of all deaths.(Round to the nearest integer.).
Answer: 35
⩥ The homicide rate for under 21-year-olds is about _____ per _____.
(You may need to refer to the paper here, and round to the nearest
integer.).
Answer: 17, 100,000
⩥ Overall, MVA deaths (increase/decrease/stay the same) _____ after
age 21..
,Answer: decrease
⩥ Just after age 21, MVA deaths appear to rise by almost _____ per
100,000. (Round to the nearest integer.).
Answer: 5
⩥ Just after age 21, suicides appear to rise by about _____ per 100,000.
(Round to the nearest integer.).
Answer: 2
⩥ The homicide rate (does/does not) _____ change at age 21..
Answer: does not
⩥ The results in Table 2 suggest that MVA deaths increased by _____ to
_____ (round to two decimals) at age 21, depending on the whether we
use a simple _____ (linear/quadratic/polynomial) or flexible _____
(linear/quadratic/polynomial) specification..
Answer: 4.53, 4.66, linear, quadratic
⩥ The estimated effects on MVA deaths are statistically significant at the
_____ % level..
Answer: 5
, ⩥ The MVA effect reported in Column (2) and the baseline MVA death
rate of 32.5 suggests an increase in MVA deaths of _____ percent (report
1 decimal place), which (is/is not) _____ consistent with CD's MVA
findings..
Answer: 14.3, is
⩥ The results in Table 2 suggest that suicides increased by _____ to
_____ (round to two decimals) at age 21, depending on the whether we
use a simple _____ (linear/quadratic/polynomial) or flexible _____
(linear/quadratic/polynomial) specification..
Answer: 1.79, 1.81, linear, quadratic
⩥ The estimated effects of turning 21 on suicides (is/is not) _____
statistically significant..
Answer: is
⩥ The results in Table 2 indicate a very _____ and statistically _____
effect of turning 21 on homicides..
Answer: small, insignificant
⩥ 1. Write a sentence that summarizes the estimated effects of turning
21 on all deaths, including their statistical significance, as reported in
Table 2.
2. Write a sentence that summarizes how the estimated effects of turning
21 are distributed across external and internal causes.
