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Contending with the 80/20 rule when studying online behavior
Contending with the 80/20 rule when studying online behavior
The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.
Aaron Smith
Feb 25
Assessing the consistency of online opt-in polls
Assessing the consistency of online opt-in polls
In this post, we examine whether online opt-in or “nonprobability” surveys are consistent in the same ways as probability-based surveys.
Arnold Lau
Jan 21
When working with focus groups, quantitative methods can help
When working with focus groups, quantitative methods can help
In a recent project involving focus groups, we tested out quantitative as well as qualitative research methods.
Kat Devlin
Dec 18, 2020
Building our first video series
Building our first video series
Our Methods 101 videos aim to make survey research accessible to a non-specialist audience. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look.
Kimberly Arias
Dec 9, 2020
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Americans’ perceptions of their own community type differ by party
Americans’ perceptions of their own community type differ by party
Even when they live in similar areas, Democrats and Republicans differ over whether those areas are urban, suburban or rural.
Brad Jones
Oct 20, 2020
Testing survey questions ahead of time can help sharpen a poll’s focus
Testing survey questions ahead of time can help sharpen a poll’s focus
Testing questions in advance can help ensure they are as clear as possible — and that they measure what researchers set out to measure.
Laura Silver
Oct 14, 2020
How focus groups informed our study about nationalism in the U.S. and UK
How focus groups informed our study about nationalism in the U.S. and UK
We convened 26 focus groups in the U.S. and UK and asked participants to share their views about local, national and international issues.
Mara Mordecai
Oct 5, 2020
Adapting how we ask about the gender of our survey respondents
Adapting how we ask about the gender of our survey respondents
Updating our question wording acknowledges changing norms around gender identity and improves data quality and accuracy.
Ashley Amaya
Sep 11, 2020
Small changes in survey scales can matter when measuring political ideology in Europe
Small changes in survey scales can matter when measuring political ideology in Europe
In this analysis, we compare two different ways of asking telephone survey respondents in Europe about their ideology.
Martha McRoy
Sep 1, 2020
Introducing Pew Research Center’s Python libraries
Introducing Pew Research Center’s Python libraries
We’re excited to release a collection of Python tools that we’ve found ourselves returning to again and again.
Patrick van Kessel
Jun 9, 2020
Communicating technical content
Communicating technical content
A common challenge facing researchers is how to make complex subject matter accessible to a general audience.
Rachel Weisel
May 14, 2020
The challenges of using real-time epidemiological data in a public health crisis
The challenges of using real-time epidemiological data in a public health crisis
Three widely cited coronavirus trackers differ in their methods and in the kinds of information they provide.
Regina Widjaya
May 1, 2020
Analyzing international survey data with the pewmethods R package
Analyzing international survey data with the pewmethods R package
Data from Pew Research Center’s annual Global Attitudes Survey is publicly available.
Kat Devlin
Apr 13, 2020
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