POLSCI 3N06 Lecture Notes - Double Negative, Nuclear Proliferation, Response Bias
23 Nov 2013
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When wording survey questions, be aware of the following pitfalls: ability to answer. Questions that are beyond a respondent s ability to accurately respond are not good questions. Have to think about whether or not the audience that is being surveyed has the knowledge they re being asked about. Example: what is your opinion of bill c22? (what is bill c22????, can t assume that survey respondents know anything about this whatsoever, false premises. Questions containing a premise that respondents might not agree with. Answering the question requires accepting a statement that may not be true for the respondent. Questions might assume something that is not true: at what point in your life where you most prejudiced against ethnic minorities . Assuming something about a respondent, which may not be true: because of the dangers of nuclear proliferation, should we strengthen sanctions against iran, who did you vote for in the last election, distant future intentions.
