Aquaculture America 2023

February 23 - 26, 2023

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Surveys Show that Surveys Never Lie

Saturday, February 25, 2023 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Galeries 2
Chair: Noah Boldt

Surveys are a useful tool to collect primary data from producers, processors, wholesalers, consumers, and others. Yet few aquaculture researchers are trained in survey methodologies that extend from the initial design of the survey, list frame development, sampling methodology, recruitment of participants, and interview methodologies. As a result, many surveys are poorly designed and administered, generating misleading or erroneous results. The proliferation of surveys through online platforms in recent years has led to high levels of survey fatigue, exacerbating the difficulty of obtaining reliable, valid results from surveys. This session aims to highlight some of the common pitfalls in survey design and implementation to increase awareness of the degree of due diligence required to generate robust, reliable, and valid data from surveys. Speakers with extensive experience in survey methodology from federal agencies and academic institutions will be featured followed by a panel composed of producers from across the country to share their thoughts about how and why they choose to respond to some surveys but not others.

  • 1:30 PM
    Ganesh Kumar

    IS A SURVEY REALLY THE BEST WAY TO GET THE INFORMATION NEEDED?

  • 1:50 PM
    Carole R. Engle

    HOW TO GENERATE FAKE DATA FROM SURVEYS?

  • 2:20 PM
    Kwamena Quagrainie

    ARE YOU LEADING RESPONDENTS TO BIASED ANSWERS? HOW TO DESGIN SURVEY INSTRUMENTS FOR UNBIASED INFROMATION?

  • 2:50 PM
    Travis Averill

    DO YOU HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE? LIST FRAME DEVELOPMENT AND SAMPLING DESIGN FOR SURVEYS.

  • 3:20 PM
    Shraddha Hegde

    WILL I VIOLATE RESEARCH OR BUSINESS ETHICS WITH MY SURVEY? HOW TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY OF FARM DATA?

  • 3:50 PM
    Panel Discussion

    PANEL DISCUSSION