Comparing Choice Question Formats for Evaluating Natural Resource Tradeoffs
比较三种选择问题格式（资源对资源、简单公投、复合格式）在评估自然资源权衡时的响应方差，发现资源对资源格式在一致性上更优，基于威斯康星州格林湾PCB污染案例。
<i>Choice questions are increasingly being used to scale competing natural resource programs. Respondents choose between two alternatives with varying levels of program characteristics and costs. Complexity in the choice task can increase the randomness (variance) in the choices and the estimation of preferences, and the magnitude of randomness is examined using scope tests and scale parameters. We provide an empirical comparison of response variance from three formats. A simple resource-to-resource format appears superior to simple referendum and composite formats in terms of coherence. The application stems from a study addressing PCB-caused natural resource losses in Green Bay, Wisconsin.</i>