A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. One reality of the polling world is item nonresponse — that is, when survey ...

It seems like a guy can’t even buy a hamburger without getting a side of surveys. I ran into a store for a box of tissues and a birthday card. A few minutes later, a survey popped up in my email: ...

With simple tools like SurveyMonkey and Google Forms, it’s technically easy to create a survey for your team, employees or clients. But creating an effective survey that will yield actionable results ...

Surveys that ask too many of the same type of question tire respondents and return unreliable data, according to a new study. The study found that people tire from questions that vary only slightly ...

This study looks at how national public opinion polling in the United States changed from 2000 to 2022. It focuses on two aspects: the sample source(s) – that is, where the survey takers came from – ...

Notwithstanding the ubiquity of employee engagement surveys, the vast majority neither increase nor maintain employee engagement. In fact, a new report from Leadership IQ finds that only 22% of ...

What is the best way to survey parents to assess their impact on student learning? a) Ask a series of questions in a survey you created about student learning. b) Use a survey developed and ...