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Born Free

(1,619 posts) Fri Aug 23, 2019, 02:48 PM Aug 2019

Stanford University/ Yale University Pennsylvania Opinion Survey

My wife and I normally do not participate in polls, but received a letter via USPS from Professor David Broockman, Stanford University ( Stanford, Ca) to take an online Pennsylvania Opinion Survey that he and Joshua Kalla of Yale University are currently conducting. It gave us passwords to log in at paopinion.org or http://opinion.stanford.edu by Sept 1 to participate. It goes on to state that if we are contacted for any followup surveys they will pay us $5.00.

I am not excited to participate in any surveys, especially not knowing who is actually paying to do the survey.

Is anyone familiar with this so called study of registered Pennsylvania voters?

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Stanford University/ Yale University Pennsylvania Opinion Survey (Original Post) Born Free Aug 2019 OP

I am very skeptical. Even if you and wife are Stanford alumni and receive correspondence from emmaverybo Aug 2019 #1

thanks emmaverybo Born Free Aug 2019 #2

Is this one of the guys who conduct the very reputable Presidential Ranking survey? Karadeniz Aug 2019 #3

Thanks to all, I found some information on Brookman & Kalla Born Free Aug 2019 #4

emmaverybo

(8,147 posts)

1. I am very skeptical. Even if you and wife are Stanford alumni and receive correspondence from

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 03:03 PM

Aug 2019

Stanford (usually requests for donations), also a medical newsletter out of Harvard, or the Stanford
magazine, this request seems way out of line with the university’s usual efforts to engage its community.

I question the source, but stand to be corrected.

Born Free

(1,619 posts)

2. thanks emmaverybo

Reply to emmaverybo (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 04:56 PM

Aug 2019

I have serious doubts about the source as well.

Karadeniz

(23,440 posts)

3. Is this one of the guys who conduct the very reputable Presidential Ranking survey?

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 09:37 PM

Aug 2019

Two guys do that one, one on each coast. Look up who does the survey i mentioned.

Born Free

(1,619 posts)

4. Thanks to all, I found some information on Brookman & Kalla

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:52 AM

Aug 2019

It's possible they are seeking people to test their theories on persuasion, if you fit into their test group you will get paid $5.00 for future surveys. Although I am a persuadable democratic voter, and may consider an online survey, I am not interested in participating in any surveys requiring personal contact and/or phone calls etc.

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The Minimal Persuasive Effects of Campaign Contact in General Elections: Evidence from 49 Field Experiments

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