Ick. I was annoyed with the Global Warming question. Without a timescale and an objective definition of “significant”, there’s no particular meaning to the question besides signaling team membership.
I left it blank because of the vagueness. I wonder if the vagueness will have a biased or unbiased effect on those who decline to respond.
Reword the question in the Probabilities section to “What is the probability that the average temperatures on Earth (averaged over a few decades) are rising at a much higher rate than typical of natural variability, largely as a result of human activities?”
Add a question to the Politics section reading “How would you describe your opinion on efforts to contain global warming?”
Ick. I was annoyed with the Global Warming question. Without a timescale and an objective definition of “significant”, there’s no particular meaning to the question besides signaling team membership.
I left it blank because of the vagueness. I wonder if the vagueness will have a biased or unbiased effect on those who decline to respond.
Suggestion for next year’s survey:
Reword the question in the Probabilities section to “What is the probability that the average temperatures on Earth (averaged over a few decades) are rising at a much higher rate than typical of natural variability, largely as a result of human activities?”
Add a question to the Politics section reading “How would you describe your opinion on efforts to contain global warming?”