AiMTurkSYNTHETIC RESEARCH PRETEST · N=200
Status quo bias
Keep alternatives identical while describing one as the current plan in one condition only.
Design and results
Synthetic responses followed the predicted direction; the difference interval includes zero. This is a directional description, not a matched human-participant test.
This study was selected after a twelve-study screening run. The full archive includes studies that did not match predictions.
| Group | n | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First choice | 100 | 98 |
| Current plan | 100 | 100 |
Group B minus A: 2.
Bootstrap 95% interval for the difference: 0–5.
Data and review
Downloads contain synthetic responses. Keep the questionnaire version, codebook and provenance label when analysing them.
Limitations and source
These results can help test questionnaire materials, branching and analysis workflows. They do not estimate human-population effects or replace human validation.
Samuelson & Zeckhauser (1988) Original research