Scientific Research or Advocacy? Emotive Labels and Selection Bias Confound Survey Results

Robert Costanza presents four compelling visions of the future, but the language he uses to describe them is emotive and value-laden and may bias the survey results. The descriptions and analogies used may evoke responses from the survey participants that reveal more about their reactions to the des...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jerome K. Vanclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2000-07-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol4/iss1/resp8/