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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Deceptive survey research

Deceptive survey research

  • Data muggers
  • Selling under the guise of research
  • Fund raising under the guise of research

Nature

Deceptive practices undertaken by data collectors posing as market researchers, with the objective of either selling products and services or fund raising for specific causes.

Broader

Covert marketing
Presentable
Irresponsible use of surveys and polls
Unpresentable
Deceptive misuse of research
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Deceptive social science research
Presentable

Aggravated by

Industrial espionage
Excellent
Intrusive social science research
Presentable

Value

Deception
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Finance
  • Commerce » Merchants
  • Information » Data, codes
  • Research, standards » Investigations
  • Research, standards » Research
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0812
    DOCID
    12008120
    D7NID
    149036
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020