Evaluating Methods to Prevent and Detect Inattentive Respondents in Web Surveys
Sociological Methods & Research
Published online on July 25, 2025
Abstract
Sociological Methods & Research, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 1127-1161, August 2026.
Inattentive respondents pose a substantial threat to data quality in web surveys. We evaluate methods for preventing and detecting inattentive respondents. First, we test the effect of asking respondents to commit to providing high-quality responses at ...
Inattentive respondents pose a substantial threat to data quality in web surveys. We evaluate methods for preventing and detecting inattentive respondents. First, we test the effect of asking respondents to commit to providing high-quality responses at ...