Universities looking to achieve diversity objectives often implement campus climate surveys to assess student and faculty life and comfort. A campus climate survey measures how students, faculty, and staff feel supported within a university environment regardless of...
Direct-to-Consumer Polygenic Risk Scores Move Towards FDA Regulation
In medicine, we have been discussing the promise of polygenic risk scores for some time now. Polygenic risk scores determine whether a person's risk for a common condition, like coronary artery disease or depression, is higher or lower than others. The hope is to use...
Moving Beyond P Values: A New Era for Supporting Social Science Research
[Estimated Reading Time: 3-4 min] At SoundRocket, we often hear from our research partners who want to include p values in their summary databooks. These numbers have long been a staple in not just social science research but in many scientific inquiries. However, the...
What Are Campus Climate Surveys & How Do They Benefit Your Institution?
Campus climate surveys are powerful tools that help colleges and universities gauge campus environment. These surveys provide valuable insight into various aspects of campus life — everything from inclusivity to safety, and play a crucial role in shaping a welcoming...
Why Do You Need Campus Climate Surveys?
Many universities and colleges conduct regular campus climate surveys. But some may wonder, what insights do they truly bring? Can they actually be used to make higher education institutions a better place? In our experience, when done well, campus climate...
SoundRocket Founder and Chief Vision Officer Scott Crawford to Present on AI Technology for Survey Development at NYAAPOR Conference
SoundRocket Founder and Chief Vision Officer Scott Crawford has been invited to speak on a virtual panel for the New York Chapter of American Association for Public Opinion Research (NYAAPOR) on Wednesday May 3rd from 6 - 7:30pm. Three other survey research...
Demographic Questions: Finding the Right Place in Your Survey
Demographic questions are often necessary to include in survey research. Here we visit the age-old question–where in the survey should they go? Recently a collaborator designing a survey for an academic research study asked if it...
When I Asked ChatGPT About AI & Survey Research
The essay linked below was written almost exclusively by ChatGPT based on a series of requests and feedback I provided as the essay evolved. I was looking to understand better what may be the potential impact of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on...
ChatGPT—Could There Be an AI Survey Methodologist?
When I first heard about the new artificial intelligence (AI) chat tool called ChatGPT (created and offered as a free research tool by OpenAI), I was excited to play with it. Social media was abuzz with others in professional fields who had identified ways that this...