Experimental evidence from national security professionals

You will answer questions about a experimental research study. You should need no more than 150 words to
answer each question. What I'm looking for is your being able to provide a thoughtful, concise, and informative
answer. Some questions below will ask you to identify information in the research study. Do not quote from the
article in your answers. Find a way to summarize the information in your own words.
For the Critique, read and answer the questions about the following article:
Friedman, J. A., Lerner, J. S., & Zeckhauser, R. (2017). Behavioral consequences of probabilistic precision:
Experimental evidence from national security professionals. International Organization, 71, 803-826.

1. Is this an experiment, a quasi-experiment, or a natural experiment? What specific factors in this study are
   consistent with the type of experimental you identified?
2. In your own words, describe the hypotheses for this study. Identify the variables specified in the hypothesis
   and the predicted direction of the effect.
3. Identify the independent and dependent variables in this study. Identify the level of measurement of each of
   these variables (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio). Describe the attributes of each of these variables.
4. Describe the method used to make observations in this study. In other words, how did the researchers go
   about answering the research question?
5. Critique the method used to make observations in this study.
6. Summarize the findings and conclusions of the study. In other words, what is the answer to the research
   question?
7. Critique the findings and conclusion