We learned about data collection and surveys. There was a question from 2004 asking if shops/stores in Nova Scotia should be open on Sundays. I believe they should be and I vote yes on the subject.

When I first read the article I thought that it was a simple and straight forward question.

But after learning about influencing factors, I now think there is a lot of thinking in this, whether it is bias, ethically correct etc. I think it’s important for us to notice what difference little things make and how survey questions should be written to become proper.

In the future, when reading and interpreting survey data I will look more in depth with the language, the timing, the cultural sensitivity the question includes.