amcknight comments on 2011 Survey Results - Less Wrong

94 Post author: Yvain 05 December 2011 10:49AM

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Comment author: amcknight 06 December 2011 03:37:07AM 6 points [-]

I'm a twin that's 2 minutes younger than first-born. Be careful how you ask about birth order.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 06 December 2011 04:24:14AM 1 point [-]

Good point.

Maybe the survey should be shown to beta readers or put up for discussion (except for obscure fact calibration questions) to improve the odds of detecting questions that don't work the way it's hoped.