Anonymous student research surveys provide those who wish to participate an outlet to say what they might not say when in the company of others. To ensure fairness of data within research and the conclusions drawn, participation invitations must be extended to all parties with a vested interest. This means inviting participants who disagree, sometimes strongly, with our own personal beliefs.
When individuals refuse to allow those who disagree with them the opportunity to voice their opinions, this is called censorship due to bias. For research to be fair and ethical, it is necessary to overcome personal bias and allow the 'other side' to speak. Anonymous surveys do just that with the use of features that collect no information regarding where participants entered the survey from, no collection of personal email address, and no social media pathway information. This researcher will never know your identity.
This website required no login information to ensure that visits were unknown to me, the student researcher. My only goal was to help interested parties reach the anonymous survey site without censorship roadblocks. Once there, the only required information was age, gender alignment, and level of education. This information set is called 'demographics' and is necessary for most any research study. It tells researchers the least information necessary without identification of participants specifically.
Since everybody wishes to contribute in one way or another to current events that affect them, anonymous surveys allow them to do this honestly without fear of judgment. What the research was about appeared prior to the agreement to participate.
The research was for American adults between the ages of 18 - 64. Once the demographic information was provided, the survey could be exited at any time. Interested parties were notified that the estimated 5 minutes to take the survey would be longer if they read more slowly than most. The survey was accessible once per person to prevent overrepresentation of any one opinion.
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