Why do people lie? and why you shouldn't trust surveys based on self-reporting.

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brendan

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Why do people lie? and why you shouldn't trust surveys based on self-reporting.

« on: June 24, 2008, 09:38:04 pm »

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http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/why-do-you-lie-the-perils-of-self-reporting/

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Re: Why do people lie? and why you shouldn't trust surveys based on self-reporting.

« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2008, 09:45:53 pm »

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Very interesting, and has been my thought for quite a while anyway. Good to see some some stats on it

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Re: Why do people lie? and why you shouldn't trust surveys based on self-reporting.

« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2008, 11:13:43 pm »

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Hah! Exactly what we were taught in our business stats unit.

Problem is, though, cost is directly proportional to quality...mostly.

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