On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do the numbers used in survey scales really matter?
Understanding how the numeric labels on scales might influence survey responses is an area of ongoing investigation for researchers.
A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center.
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Survey Methods
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A short intro to linear regression analysis using survey data
Regression is a statistical method that allows us to look at the relationship between two variables, while holding other factors equal.
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Comparing MRP to raking for online opt-in polls
In a recent study about online opt-in polling, Pew Research Center compared a variety of weighting approaches and found that complex…
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Validating 2016 voters in Pew Research Center’s survey data
(Related post: Validating 2020 voters in Pew Research Center’s survey data)
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How to analyze Pew Research Center survey data in R
Pew Research Center releases its survey data publicly as IBM SPSS files with the .sav extension. But if you don’t have access to SPSS, there are free, open-source tools available to analyze and make use of the data.
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Welcome to Decoded!
An introduction to the methodological musings, puzzles and tangles that you would see if you could flip those picture-perfect research products over.
