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> Many universities in the AAU survey offered 6,000 students > $5 each to fill out the survey, yielding a total potential > cost of $30,000. But if you were w
by slipjack 11y ago
> Many universities in the AAU survey offered 6,000 students
> $5 each to fill out the survey, yielding a total potential
> cost of $30,000. But if you were willing to pay $30,000, it
> would be far better to pay 600 randomly selected students
> $50 — a $200 hourly rate for a 15-minute survey, giving
> students a much larger incentive to respond.
This is a good reminder of how important study design is, not just the questions on the survey.
The only worry I have is the tiny sample size one would get of underrepresented minorities, which in other studies have been show to have a much higher victimization rate than other groups.