Date/Time
Date(s) - 21/01/2022 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Description: How can researchers accurately and safely measure sensitive topics on surveys? We evaluate several common methods using a randomized-controlled trial on a survey about insurgency in the Philippines. We find that a popular method for measuring sensitive information, the “forced choice experiment,” confused respondents leading to inaccurate responses. A much simpler method of self-enumeration outperformed standard methods in terms of response rates without introducing similar confusion.
Bio: Matthew Nanes is an assistant professor of political science at Saint Louis University, where he studies policing and domestic security in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. His new book with Cambridge University Press, Policing for Peace, uses evidence from Iraq and Israel to show that integrating marginalized groups into the police can be a force for peace. He holds a PhD from the University of California San Diego, and has worked with various NGOs and international organizations on best practices for survey research methods.
