Data Collected | Indicates… |
Best Answer | …whether the person who posted the question(s) on Yahoo Answers selected this answer as the “Best Answer.” All questions had a Best Answer selected |
Professional Background | …whether respondents claimed a professional background in the health sciences (ex: a pediatric nurse with over 25 years of experience) |
Statistics | …whether respondents cited any statistics |
Source | …whether respondents noted that their answer came from an external source. Many answers contained unmodified content copied and pasted from other websites. |
Link | …whether a link to external websites was provided |
Word Count | …the number of words in respondents’ answers |
Vaccine Stance | …whether respondents claimed to have vaccinated their own children according to guidelines, skipped some vaccinations, or utilized an alternative vaccine schedule |
Tone | …whether the answer was written in a hostile tone, as some questions elicited inflammatory comments/trolling |