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ReviewBiological conservation2021

Asking sensitive questions in conservation using Randomised Response Techniques.

Harriet Ibbett, Julia P G Jones, Freya A V St John

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Review in Biological conservation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026
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  6. Experimental validation of specialized questioning techniques in conservation.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Harriet IbbettSchool of Natural Sciences, College of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Bangor University, Thoday Building, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DF, UK.
Julia P G JonesSchool of Natural Sciences, College of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Bangor University, Thoday Building, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DF, UK.
Freya A V St JohnSchool of Natural Sciences, College of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Bangor University, Thoday Building, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DF, UK.

Funding

European Research Council 755965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conservation increasingly seeks knowledge of human behaviour. However, securing reliable data can be challenging, particularly if the behaviour is illegal or otherwise sensitive. Specialised questioning methods such as Randomised Response Techniques (RRTs) are increasingly used in conservation to provide greater anonymity, increase response rates, and reduce bias. A rich RRT literature exists, but successfully navigating it can be challenging. To help conservationists access this literature, we summarise the various RRT designs available and conduct a systematic review of empirical applications of RRTs within (

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Indirect questioningNatural resource managementNon-complianceRule-breakingSensitivity biasSpecialised questioning techniques

Identifiers

PMID34404956
PMCPMC8346952

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