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Google trends data need validation: Comment on Durmusoglu (2017)
Tekijät: Correia RA
Kustantaja: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
Julkaisuvuosi: 2019
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Lehden akronyymi: HUM ECOL RISK ASSESS
Vuosikerta: 25
Aloitussivu: 787
Lopetussivu: 790
Sivujen määrä: 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2018.1446322
Tiivistelmä
In a recent article, Durmusoglu (2017) proposes the use of Google Trends data to study public understanding of environmental risks and claims such data do not require validation. Here, I show this assumption is false and that some of the terms used by the author fail a validity assessment, ultimately affecting the overall value of the study. Authors and reviewers of studies aiming to take advantage of digital data should adopt an enthusiastic but critical approach, particularly with regards to key assumptions and defining methodological aspects.
In a recent article, Durmusoglu (2017) proposes the use of Google Trends data to study public understanding of environmental risks and claims such data do not require validation. Here, I show this assumption is false and that some of the terms used by the author fail a validity assessment, ultimately affecting the overall value of the study. Authors and reviewers of studies aiming to take advantage of digital data should adopt an enthusiastic but critical approach, particularly with regards to key assumptions and defining methodological aspects.
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