Can we trust measures of trust? a comparison of results from open and closed questions
Abstract
Many public opinion surveys compare trust in a number of different information and (mediated) knowledge sources, typically using closed questions with a set of answer categories that are imposed by researchers. We aim to validate these categories by quantitatively comparing survey responses about trustworthy sources using open and closed questions, and by qualitatively analyzing the open answers. The results show that answer options typically...
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Title
Can we trust measures of trust? a comparison of results from open and closed questions
Published Date
Oct 6, 2021
Journal
Volume
56
Issue
5
Pages
2907 - 2924
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