discussion

 

From the State Farm: Dangerous Intersections case, answer the following questions:

1. Identify the various constructs and concepts involved in the study.
2. What hypothesis might drive the research of one of the cities on the top 10 dangerous intersection list?
3. Evaluate the methodology for State Farm’s research.
4. If you were State Farm, how would you address the concerns of transportation engineers?
5. If you were State Farm, would you use traffic volume counts as part of the 2003 study? What concerns, other than those expressed by Nepomuceno, do you have?