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Respondent Validation: Protecting the Finding, Not Just the Dataset
Methodology Paper No. 1422026 Edition
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Abstract
A vendor-neutral methodology for respondent validation — why undetected fraud biases findings rather than merely adding noise, the five integrity questions every complete must pass, the flag-to-disposition pipeline, and the quality-certification record that makes validation auditable. Grounded in Tourangeau, Rips & Rasinski on the survey response process, Meade & Craig on careless responding, the ICC/ESOMAR Code, and ISO 20252.
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Respondent Validation: Protecting the Finding, Not Just the Dataset
Why undetected fraud biases findings rather than merely adding noise, the five integrity questions every complete must pass, the flag-to-disposition pipeline, and the quality-certification record that makes validation auditable.
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CatalystMR Research Team. (2026). Respondent Validation: Protecting the Finding, Not Just the Dataset (Methodology Paper No. 142). CatalystMR. https://www.catalystmr.com/insights/methodology-papers/respondent-validation/
BibTeX
@techreport{catalystmr_mp142,
author = {{CatalystMR Research Team}},
title = {Respondent Validation: Protecting the Finding, Not Just the Dataset},
institution = {CatalystMR},
type = {Methodology Paper},
number = {No. 142},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.catalystmr.com/insights/methodology-papers/respondent-validation/}
}
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TY - RPRT
AU - CatalystMR Research Team
TI - Respondent Validation: Protecting the Finding, Not Just the Dataset
T2 - CatalystMR Methodology Papers
PB - CatalystMR
PY - 2026
M1 - No. 142
UR - https://www.catalystmr.com/insights/methodology-papers/respondent-validation/
ER -
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