Presenting Survey Items One at a Time Compared to All at Once Decreases Missing Data without Sacrificing Validity in Research with Internet Volunteers

Brian A. Nosek; N. Sriram; Emily Umansky

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036771

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Presenting Survey Items One at a Time Compared to All at Once Decreases Missing Data without Sacrificing Validity in Research with Internet Volunteers

Brian A. Nosek ,

* E-mail: nosek@virginia.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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N. Sriram,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Emily Umansky

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Presenting Survey Items One at a Time Compared to All at Once Decreases Missing Data without Sacrificing Validity in Research with Internet Volunteers

Brian A. Nosek,
N. Sriram,
Emily Umansky

Published: May 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036771

About the Authors

Brian A. Nosek

* E-mail: nosek@virginia.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

N. Sriram

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Emily Umansky

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BN. Performed the experiments: NS BN. Analyzed the data: BN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BN NS. Wrote the paper: BN EU.

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