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Designing a School Survey With AI (Without Wrecking the Data)
AI can write you 20 survey questions in 10 seconds. Most of them will be biased garbage. Here's how to use it right.
Builders · Research & Analysis · ~13 min read
Designing a School Survey With AI (Without Wrecking the Data)
AI can write you 20 survey questions in 10 seconds. Most of them will be biased garbage. Here's how to use it right.
What to actually do
- Avoid 'don't you think' or 'isn't it true that' phrasing
- Use a 5-point scale, not 1-10 (people overuse the middle on long scales)
- Pilot it on 3 friends first to catch confusing wording
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The big idea: Good survey questions look simple but take real work. AI helps you check for bias — not make decisions for you.
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