Norman Bradburn

Biographic Data

ID342337
NAMENorman Bradburn
GIVEN NAMESNorman
FAMILY NAMEBradburn
SIGNATUREBRADBURN N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Chicago
ORCID0000-0002-5058-5057
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS37
TOTAL CITATIONS380
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1961
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX12

  • Scaling Dialogue for Democracy: Can Automated Deliberation Create More Deliberative Voters

    Open AccessJames Fishkin, Valentin Bolotnyy et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Politics2025Cited by: 1References: 21

    The theory and practice of what has come to be called “deliberative democracy” have been revived for the modern era with a focus on deliberative microcosms selected through random sampling or “sortition.” But might it be possible to spread some of the benefits of deliberation beyond mini-publics to the broader society? Can technology assist with scaling an organized deliberative process? In particular, would those who experience such a process be…

  • Can Deliberation Have Lasting Effects

    Open AccessJames Fishkin, Valentin Bolotnyy et al.ARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review2024Cited by: 4References: 27

    Does deliberation produce any lasting effects? "America in One Room" was a national field experiment in which more than 500 randomly selected registered voters were brought from all over the country to deliberate on five major issues facing the country. A pre-post control group was also surveyed on the same questions after the weekend and about a year later. There were significant differences in voting intention and in actual voting behavior a ye…

  • Flourishing Effects of Integrating the Arts and Humanities in STEM Education: A Review of Past Studies and an Agenda for Future Research

    Hoda Vaziri, Norman M Bradburn et al.CHAPTEROxford Handbook of the Positive…2022

    With growing interest and emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) within society, scholars and educators have proposed the inclusion of the arts and humanities into STEM education (i.e., STEAM) with the premise that such an interdisciplinary approach to education would further enhance students’ retention, learning, and flourishing. While the literature on student retention and learning outcomes is fruitful, less attention ha…

  • The State of the Humanities circa 2022

    Open AccessRobert B Townsend, Norman BradburnARTICLEDaedalus2022

    Depending on one's perspective, the situation for the humanities can appear either quite dire or in a state of renewal and vitality. In the four-year colleges and universities that often set the terms of discussion about the field, the situation is troubling by almost any measure. Even prior to the pandemic, humanities departments were being closed and students were gravitating toward other fields in their selection of majors. Nevertheless, leade…

  • "Is Deliberation an Antidote to Extreme Partisan Polarization? Reflections on "America in One Room

    Open AccessJames Fishkin, Alice Siu Chao et al.ARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review2021Cited by: 71References: 60

    This paper is positioned at the intersection of two literatures: partisan polarization and deliberative democracy. It analyzes results from a national field experiment in which more than 500 registered voters were brought together from around the country to deliberate in depth over a long weekend on five major issues facing the country. A pre-post control group was also asked the same questions. The deliberators showed large, depolarizing changes…

  • Indicators and the Federal Statistical System: An Essential but Fraught Partnership

    Open AccessNorman M Bradburn, Norman Bradburn et al.ARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2010Cited by: 1References: 3

    An indicator can be defined as a statistic used as part of an assessment exercise. There have been three relatively distinct waves of interest in indicators at the national level. Indicator work creates both opportunities and hazards for federal statistical agencies. Indicators not only increase the accessibility of federal statistics but also expose statistical agencies to charges of partisanship that can jeopardize both the credibility of their…

  • The Interviewee Who is Reluctant to Sign a Consent Form until after the Interview

    Open AccessNorman BradburnARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2007

  • The Current Status of Questionnaire Research

    Open AccessNorman M Bradburn, Norman Bradburn et al.OTHERWiley Series in Probability and…2004

    This chapter contains sections titled: A Brief History of Measurement Error Research on Questionnaires The Social and Cognitive Contexts of the Questionnaire How the Questionnaire Affects Response The Future of Research on Questionnaires

  • Asking Questions: The Definitive Guide to Questionnaire Design -- For Market Research, Political Polls, and Social and Health Questionnaires

    Norman Bradburn, Norman M Bradburn et al.BOOKAsking Questions2004

    "Since it was first published more than twenty-five years ago, Asking Questions has become a classic guide for designing questionnaires - the most widely used method for collecting information about people's attitudes and behavior. An essential tool for market researchers, advertisers, pollsters, and social scientists, this thoroughly updated and definitive work combines time-proven techniques with the most current research, findings, and methods…

  • Do Respondents Really "Mark All That Apply" On Self-Administered Questions

    Kenneth A Rasinski, David Mingay et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1994Cited by: 13References: 4

    Journal Article DO RESPONDENTS REALLY "MARK ALL THAT APPLY" ON SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONS? Get access KENNETH A. RASINSKI, KENNETH A. RASINSKI KENNETH A. RASINSKI is a National Opinion Research Center (NORC) senior survey methodologist, DAVID MINGAY is a survey methodologist at NORC, and NORMAN M. BRADBURN is NORC senior vice president for research and Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. The a…

  • Nonsampling Error in Surveys

    Norman M Bradburn, Norman Bradburn et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1993

  • Presidential Address: A Response to the Nonresponse Problem

    Norman Bradburn, N M BradburnARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1992Cited by: 12

    Journal Article PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: A RESPONSE TO THE NONRESPONSE PROBLEM Get access NORMAN M. BRADBURN NORMAN M. BRADBURN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 3, FALL 1992, Pages 391–397, https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/56.3.391 Published: 01 January 1992

  • Measuring Happiness in Surveys: A Test of the Subtraction Hypothesis

    Roger Tourangeau, Kenneth A Rasinski et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1991Cited by: 20References: 3

    Responses to an item on general happiness can change when that item follows one on marital happiness. Asking about marital happiness first sometimes reduces reported levels of overall happiness. This reduction may result from a change in the interpretation of the general happiness item. According to this hypothesis, when the general item follows the item on marital happiness, respondents take the item to ask about aspects of their lives other tha…

  • Polls and Surveys: Understanding What They Tell Us

    Lawrence D Bobo, Lawrence Bobo et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1990

  • Surveying Society

    John P Robinson, Norman Bradburn et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1989

  • Belief accessibility and context effects in attitude measurement

    Open AccessRoger Tourangeau, Kenneth A Rasinski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Experimental Social…1989Cited by: 34References: 23

  • Carryover Effects in Attitude Surveys

    Roger Tourangeau, Kenneth A Rasinski et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1989Cited by: 45

    Answers to attitude questions in surveys can vary markedly depending on the preceding items in the questionnaire. This study concerns such context effects. More than 1,100 respondents were asked about six target issues in a telephone survey. Before answering the target questions, most of the respondents had been asked about one of two sets of related issues; the remainder received unrelated, "neutral" context items. For five of the six target iss…

  • The hierarchy of universities: The ranking of universities in the United States and its effects on their achievement

    Open AccessNorman M Bradburn, Norman BradburnARTICLEMinerva1988Cited by: 1

  • The Organizational Growth of Public Opinion Research in the United States

    Seymour Sudman, Sudman et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1987Cited by: 2References: 2

    Journal Article THE ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES Get access SEYMOUR SUDMAN, SEYMOUR SUDMAN Walter A. Stellner Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the departments of Business Administration, Sociology, and Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar NORMAN M. BRADBURN NORMAN M. BRADBURN Provost at the…

  • Survey Research Methodology versus survey Research Practice

    Stanley Presser, Wil Dijkstra et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1983

  • Improving Interview Method and Questionnaire Design

    Bernard S Phillips, Norman M Bradburn et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1981

  • Improving Interview Method and Questionnaire Design: Response Effects to Threatening Questions in Survey Research

    Howard Schuman, Norman M Bradburn et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1980Cited by: 13

  • Vague Quantifiers

    Norman M Bradburn, Norman Bradburn et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1979Cited by: 16

    Journal Article Vague Quantifiers Get access NORMAN M. BRADBURN, NORMAN M. BRADBURN Senior Study Director National Opinion Research Center.Carrie Miles is a graduate student in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Chicago. This research was partially supported by NSF Grant No. GS 43245 and by Bio-Medical Grant No. 5-So7-RR05783-02. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar CARRIE MILES CARRIE MILES N…

  • Question Threat and Response Bias

    Norman M Bradburn, Norman Bradburn et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1978Cited by: 68References: 7

    Journal Article Question Threat and Response Bias Get access NORMAN M. BRADBURN, NORMAN M. BRADBURN chairman Department of Behavioral Sciences, and Senior Study Director, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar SEYMOUR SUDMAN, SEYMOUR SUDMAN Business Administration Sociology and the Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Searc…

  • Estimates of Threatening Behavior Based on Reports of Friends

    Seymour Sudman, Ed Blair et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1977Cited by: 1References: 5

    Journal Article Estimates of Threatening Behavior Based on Reports of Friends Get access SEYMOUR SUDMAN, SEYMOUR SUDMAN Professor of Business Administration, Sociology Survey Research Laboratory, University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ED BLAIR, ED BLAIR Research Assistant Survey Research Laboratory, University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign Search for other works by this author…