A new law has been enacted increasing the penalty for drunk driving in order to reduce the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities. The number of fatalities one year before and after the law was enacted is measured, as well as a count of the number of high-profile accidents. The experimental stimulus in this project would be:

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The new law is the experimental stimulus in this project. It has been enacted specifically to reduce the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, and therefore is the variable being tested to determine its effectiveness. The other factors (rate of traffic fatalities, number of fatalities after the law, number of DUI arrests, and number of high-profile accidents) are likely being measured as outcomes or indicators of the law's impact, but they are not the experimental stimulus itself.

A New Law Has Been Enacted Increasing the Penalty for Drunk