Bizarre Glitch Turns 'Yes' into 'Forks' in Online Surveys
Summary
A bizarre glitch caused the word 'yes' to be replaced with 'forks' in some online surveys, including a Pew Research Center survey in 2024, due to a browser auto-translation error, but Pew ensured data quality by assessing the issue's scale and comparing response patterns.
Key Points
- A glitch caused the word 'yes' to be replaced with 'forks' in some online surveys, including a Pew Research Center survey in 2024.
- The issue was caused by a combination of a browser auto-translation feature and an error in Google Translate that translates 'yes' from Spanish to English as 'forks'.
- Pew Research Center ensured the data quality by assessing the scale of the issue, comparing response patterns to previous surveys, and checking breakoff rates, ultimately determining the glitch did not significantly impact the survey data.