You are interested in assessing people's attitudes towards different cultural groups over the
Internet. Describe some strategies you would use to increase the validity of this study.
What will be an ideal response?
Due to the nature of the research question, it would seem imperative to recruit people
from different cultural groups. Because most Internet users are middle-aged males, it
would be important to screen participants for major demographic variables, such as
nationality, age, gender, and race. Once a particular quota of people have been
evaluated, one could block access to the surveys to individuals representing less
common demographics. To cross-validate the results, one could attempt to study the
same research question in a lab or community study. If the results were similar, then the
researcher could ascertain the Internet-based study was valid.
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