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Comment author: ChristianKl 08 February 2016 11:53:42AM *  2 points [-]

From my Evernote tag for prospective census questions:


On average how many days do you eat meat per week? (Y/N)
Did you eat meat yesterday? (Y/N)

Having those two questions together is a test for self honesty. This is interesting because previous data suggest that moral philosophers do poorly on it.

I would prefer such question above the identity labels of vegetarian/vegan/paleo-eater. I could also be interesting to have it in addition.


Easy wins:
James Miller recently wrote:

Other easy wins: The Squatty Potty, magnesium supplements, meditation, and donating blood if you are male.

I would be interested in questions regarding those factors:

Is the toilet you use at your home the most a Squatty Potty? (Y/N)
Did you donate blood in the last year? (Y/N)

I'm not sure how to word questions for meditation and magnesium supplements. Squatty Potty/blood donations are the most interesting for me.


Better that X guilty men go free than one innocent man be convicted. Solve for X.


When was the last time you read a scientific paper that was work related?
Today
Last Week
Last Month
Last Year
Three Years ago
Longer than three years ago / Never

When was the last time you read a scientific paper that wasn't work related?
Today
Last Week
Last Month
Last Year
Three Years ago
Longer than three years ago / Never


Quantified Self: Have you ever made an effort to record personal data for future analysis and stuck with it for >1 month? (Y/N)

I would again like to have a question measuring spaced repetition usage (I think there was a good one in the 2013 census.

Comment author: Viliam 08 February 2016 01:06:28PM 6 points [-]

Better that X guilty men go free than one innocent man be convicted. Solve for X.

For me the answer depends on the ratio between the seriousness of the crime, and the seriousness of the punishment.