How well synthetic samples replicate public opinion
Synthetic survey respondents tend to exaggerate differences between demographic subgroups and portray some responses as nearly universal.
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This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The American Trends Panel survey methodology, Wave 190 Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 190 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research […]
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Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really
Synthetic surveys using digital twins do a poor job estimating the public mood and are especially error-prone for some subgroups, including Republicans and Black adults.
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Appendix A: Survey methodology
About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our international survey methodology and […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 180 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Sept. 22 to 28, 2025. A total of 3,445 panelists responded out of 3,926 who were sampled, for […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 195 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from June 22 to 28, 2026. A total of 3,488 panelists responded out of 4,069 who were sampled, for […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 173 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from June 9 to 15, 2025. A total of 5,023 panelists responded out of 5,737 who were sampled, for […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 170 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from May 5 to 11, 2025. A total of 8,937 panelists responded out of 9,531 who were sampled, for […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 187 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted Feb. 17-23, 2026. A total of 5,119 panelists responded out of 5,854 who were sampled, for a survey-level response […]
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Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 180 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28, 2025. A total of 3,445 panelists responded out of 3,926 who were sampled, […]