No Easy Fix for Bogus Respondents in Online Opt-In Polls

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Approaches include 1) trap questions, sometimes called “attention checks,” that genuine respondents should always answer correctly, 2) automated prescreening services, and 3) matching respondents to a registered voter file. Related: Do AI and bogus respondents threaten polling’s future? While attentive respondents give answers that are relevant to the question asked, bogus respondents often give nonsensical or gibberish answers.

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