This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $105,524 to the University of Illinois supports research to identify and mitigate the biases in social media polls. The project aims to: 1) analyze public social media polls to evaluate demographic biases, 2) examine the prevalence and use of these biased polls, and 3) develop an algorithmic method to correct demographic biases in social polls. Through data analysis, survey experiments, and bias correction techniques, the research will contribute to understanding and addressing the impact of biased social polls on public opinion perception. This 2-year project will be conducted by the University of Illinois from July 2024 to June 2026.
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