How do you know when research is based on falsified data? That’s one of the challenges faced throughout statistical research. Noble Kuriakose and I authored a paper (forthcoming in the Statistical Journal of the IAOS) that outlines a technique to detect potential fraud in public opinion surveys. …
A useful byproduct of this process has been the open discussion of data quality issues among experienced survey researchers. Within the public sphere, however, interest in our paper has primarily centered on a single basic question: Can you trust international public opinion surveys? CONT.
Michael Robbins, The Monkey Cage