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I get what you're saying, and that it's hard to come up with simple, straightforward questions that address all the likely misunderstandings. But, in this case
by ColanR 9y ago
I get what you're saying, and that it's hard to come up with simple, straightforward questions that address all the likely misunderstandings. But, in this case, I was observing that in response to your comment,
> even though these wouldn't technically count according to the wording of the survey, we are still relying on respondents' interpretations of the questions
it seemed that in this case, the question was worded rather well. Particularly since your response was based in personal anecdote.
- opportune 9y agoPerhaps I'm not communicating myself very well. To be blunt, the question could be worded as well as possible, that doesn't preclude the subject material from introducing a bias anyway. And given that the subject is relatively controversial and not 100% well-defined (we have no way of determining whether the use was "justified" or even actually defensive), that could indeed introduce a significant bias.
- ColanR 9y agoWell, I see what you mean, but it sounds like _no_ servey could be acceptable by that criteria.