Abstract The Randomized Response Technique (Warner, Journal of the American Statistical
Association, 60, 63-69,) has been developed to control for socially desirable responses in …

The Extended Crosswise Model (ECWM) is a randomized response model with neutral
response categories, relatively simple instructions, and the availability of a goodness-of-fit …

While rankings are at the heart of social science research, little is known about how to
analyze ranking data in experimental studies. This paper introduces a potential-outcomes …

Indirect questioning techniques aim to provide more valid prevalence estimates for sensitive
attributes than conventional direct questions. Despite being an important prerequisite for …

When surveys contain direct questions about sensitive topics, participants may not provide
their true answers. Indirect question techniques incentivize truthful answers by concealing …

Abstract The Extended Crosswise design is a randomized response design characterized by
a sensitive and an innocuous question and two sub-samples with complementary …

This thesis concerns validity and reliability of survey and experimental research. The first
part of the thesis deals with improving validity of selfreported measures related to socially …

Randomized response (RR) is a well-known interview technique designed to eliminate
evasive response bias that arises from asking sensitive questions. The most frequently …

Can norm-based information campaigns reduce corruption? Such campaigns use
messaging about how people typically behave (descriptive norms) or ought to behave …

Although existing studies show that ranking questions may offer finegrained information
about people's opinions, others are concerned about measurement errors in these …