Emily A. Cooper|Hany Farid
Does the Sun revolve around the Earth? A comparison between the general public and online survey respondents in basic scientific knowledge
Stanford University|Dartmouth College
conducted online survey using set factual science questions commonly administered assess factbased scientific literacy report online population performed substantially better standard assessment traditional survey population example widely reported 1 4 americans know earth revolves around sun whereas among online population ratio reduced 1 25 new online platforms provide researchers unprecedented ease access large sample population studying trends public knowledge attitudes generalizing online population samples us population large poses considerable challenge discuss potential reasons discrepancy implications conducting research online