Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/60184, first published .
From Doubt to Confidence—Overcoming Fraudulent Submissions by Bots and Other Takers of a Web-Based Survey

From Doubt to Confidence—Overcoming Fraudulent Submissions by Bots and Other Takers of a Web-Based Survey

From Doubt to Confidence—Overcoming Fraudulent Submissions by Bots and Other Takers of a Web-Based Survey

Jeffrey J Hardesty   1 , MPH ;   Elizabeth Crespi   1 , MPH ;   Joshua K Sinamo   1 , BS ;   Qinghua Nian   1 , PhD ;   Alison Breland   2 , PhD ;   Thomas Eissenberg   2 , PhD ;   Ryan David Kennedy   1 , PhD ;   Joanna E Cohen   1 , PhD

1 Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

2 Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Jeffrey J Hardesty, MPH
  • Institute for Global Tobacco Control
  • Department of Health, Behavior and Society
  • Johns Hopkins University
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