The following is a partial list of research proposal topics chosen by participants during the Winter Quarter of 1998

• The Ability to Shoot Free-throws at a High-School Level
• The Contributors to Weight Problems
• Demand for Movie Tickets
• The Determining Factors of Annual Wages for a Computer Programmer
• Determining Television Commercial Responses
• The Dimensions of Stock Returns
• Does Input Monitoring in a Sales/Management Environment Increase Sales?
• The Effect of Bilingual Education on the Graduate Rate of ESL (English as a Second Language) Students
• The Effect of Family Income on the Job Search within Corporate America
• Effectiveness of Affirmative Action in University of California Undergraduate Programs
• Effects of Bed-time Eating on Body Fat Percentage
• The Effects of Day Care on Student Performance
• Effects of Labor Unions on Earnings Differentials among Workers of Different Gender and Ethnic Background
• The Effect of Paternity Filings on Unwed Mothers on Welfare
• The Effects of Driving Down the Information Superhighway
• Estimating Retail Prices of Diamonds
• Explaining the Annual Car Accident Rate in California
• Factors that Determine the Annual Cost of Auto Insurance
• Factors that Influence the Market Price of a Call Option
• How Can We Prevent Teenagers from Having Premarital Sex?
• How Does a UCLA Undergraduate's Starting Salary for Minorities Compare with Other UC's in 1997? An Analysis of the Determinants of Starting Salaries for Minorities with Undergraduate Degrees
• How Job Search Affects the Performance of Graduating Seniors
• How to Find the Efficient Insurance Premium: An Analysis of the Determinants of Potential Risks Faced by Consumers
• Impact of Physical Attractiveness in Determining Starting Salaries
• The Important Effects on the Sales of Clothes in a Fashion Store
• Income Taxation of Waiters
• The Impact of the European Union on International Trade
• The Likelihood of Becoming a Snowboarder Related to Possible Factors
• Office Productivity and Computerization
• Pakistani American Assimilation
• The Possible Effect of One's Height on Job Position
• The Possible Effect of Tobacco Consumption on Respiratory Disease
• The Possible Factors that Cause Asian Americans to Intermarry with White Americans
• The Relationship Between SAT Scores and the GPA of UCLA Freshmen
• Review of Automobile Insurance Premiums in California
• Rush Hour Vehicle Speeds: The Carpool Disadvantage
• Saving Troubled Youth and Reallocating Tax Dollars
• Search Engine Advertisement
• Snow Sport Patrons Choice of Ski Resorts
• Telebras Stock
• What Affects School Performance?
• What Factors Affect Where People Live and Work?
• Who Gets Divorced and Why
• The Worth of an NBA Player