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title: "Common Survey Design Missteps: Crafting Equity-Minded Surveys and Maximizing Response Rates"
description: Guide providing an overview of common survey design missteps and proposed methods on how one can avoid unusable data due to these easily avoidable issues.
---

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# [Common Survey Design Missteps: Crafting Equity-Minded Surveys and Maximizing Response Rates](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/common-survey-design-missteps-crafting-equity-minded-surveys-and-maximizing-response-rates)

 Written by [The RP Group](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/author/the-rp-group) | January 2024

Guide providing an overview of common survey design missteps and proposed methods on how one can avoid unusable data due to these easily avoidable issues.

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