How can researchers overcome #AcquiescenceBias?
In a #questionnaire, acquiescence is a tendency to agree with statements or answer affirmatively regardless of survey content.
Alvarado-Leiton et al. report simple ways to mitigate it.
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How can researchers overcome #AcquiescenceBias?
In a #questionnaire, acquiescence is a tendency to agree with statements or answer affirmatively regardless of survey content.
Alvarado-Leiton et al. report simple ways to mitigate it.
#auspol #Census2026 #AcquiescenceBias
“We strongly support the move to a two-part question with the first part of the question filtering out respondents without a religion,” said the Census21 – Not Religious? campaign submission…
“Our motive is to have access to the most accurate and meaningful data possible. The current question ‘What is the person’s religion?’ is an example of a question loaded with ‘acquiescence bias’”
From: @SecularLobby
https://mastodon.au/@SecularLobby/110966964266771065