Hurricane Evacuation Decision Case Study

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you interpret the statistical significance of a study.

appropriate to describe any questionnaires that you used. For example, if you used the MarloweCrowne Social Desirability Scale in your research, you may say that the Marlowe-Crowne Social

Research methods are “the various specific tools or ways data can be collected and analysed, e.g. a questionnaire, interview, etc.” (Neville, C, 2007).

· The results of the study, the interpretation of the data by the authors and any conclusions they include at the end of the article.

Results (what were the basic results of the study, how did the authors draw conclusions, how did they display their data, are their conclusions justified) (1pt)

It consists of a methodology which defines the design of the study, the manner in which it should be conducted and the way to analyse the findings. The following elements are

Describe the major findings and the author’s interpretation. Discuss whether or not the interpretation is appropriate and based on the data? Describe the adequacy of experimental controls? Are there any concerns with human subjects or animal welfare?

* Research Methodology – is the general approach the researcher takes in carrying out the research project, to some extent, this approach dictates the particular tools that the researcher selects.

However, public shelter are usually activated together with an evacuation order (Wolshon, 2001; Lindell, 2013) to provide evacuees a temporary safe place (Quarantelli, 1995). Even so, a hurricane evacuation behavioral study by Mileti, Sorensen and O’Brien (1992) reported that the usage of public shelter was usually under 15% and was occupied by ethnic minorities, vulnerable households (e.g., low income family and elders), and later departures. Baker (2000) also found a similar percentage of public shelter usage in Hurricane Floyd while this percentage was much lower as 5.5% in Hurricane Bonnie (Whitehead, 2003), 3% in Hurricane Lili (Kang, Lindell, and Prater, 2011), 3% in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Wu et al., 2012), and less than 1% in Hurricane Ike (Wu et al., 2013). On the other hand, over 60% of evacuees were more likely to stay with their friends or family (Baker, 2000; Whitehead, 2003; Kang, Lindell, and Prater, 2011; Wu et al., 2012;

2. Results Analysis: contains a summary and statistical analysis of the results to each question in the survey.

Specific Statistical Results for Outcomes of Interest. Or, the major themes from a qualitative study. Cite pages.

Article #1: Flood Risk Management in the United States and the Impact of Hurricane Katrina.

It has been stated by Van Manen (1990) that the methodology is the framework of any research, It is suggested that the methodology is the theory behind the method and the methodology aids the researcher in deciding upon a research method.

Literature review is a “critical analysis of a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies, reviews of literature, and theoretical article” (Jafari & Kaufman,

In this section you present your findings. Conclusions are made after the analysis of the