Residents, experts question validity of lamp-post survey after mid-course changes
Aug 13, 2026
Aug 13, 2026
Community members and an expert criticized the lamp-post survey's design and a mid-survey change that randomized option ordering; the enhancement committee said it implemented randomization on July 22 after detecting possible position bias and re-ran manual analyses.
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Members of the public and at least one commenter with survey-construction training said the lamp-post poll that produced the DDA's recommendation had methodological flaws that undercut its reliability.
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