Tag: survey research


  • Experts Call for Action Against Imposter Participants in Health Studies

    Experts Call for Action Against Imposter Participants in Health Studies

    What are imposter participants? Imposter participants are individuals who provide deceptive or inaccurate data to participate in health research, or automated computer bots that mimic human responses. As online recruitment becomes central to modern health studies—from surveys to randomized trials—the potential for these imposters to skew results grows. The concern, highlighted by Eileen Morrow and…