Big Changes Coming

There are big changes coming to the blog.  I will try to ramp up posting in anticipation of the changes -- but I am not sure how well that will work.  I am moving to the University of Oklahoma's Department of Political Science to become the Bellmon Chair of Public Service and becoming the editor of Risk, Hazards, Crisis, and Public Policy starting in the fall of 2013.  I am considering a blog for each of these new responsibilities.

Randomized Response Surveys -- Curious but Unconvinced

I have run across an interesting strategy for survey design -- that may interest others as well.  A common criticism of surveys (especially those on potentially sensitive subject -- or anything with a social affirmation bias) is that people may not answer honestly and there is no way to ensure that they do.  One strategy to overcome this is randomized response.