Tag: survey fraud

  • Volunteer Bias in Research: Meaning, Consequences & Mitigation

    Volunteer Bias in Research: Meaning, Consequences & Mitigation

      Introduction In the research space, it’s important to have accurate results and one of the factors that guarantees accurate results is a concept called volunteer bias. You might be wondering what is this concept of volunteer bias and how it affects my research. Let’s put it this way, when you carry out a study…

  • Survey Bot Fraud: How To Detect It In Online Research

    Survey Bot Fraud: How To Detect It In Online Research

    Survey bots are computer programs designed to automatically complete online surveys. Professional survey cheaters use them to earn commissions for surveys, win contests, or sabotage competitor research. When survey bots infiltrate your survey, you’ll likely end up with inaccurate data that doesn’t reflect your target audience’s opinions. This inaccurate data can mislead you into taking…