Question

A student is conducting a research project that involves using a survey. the survey asks participants about their highest level of education, political affiliation, and views on various social issues. no identifiable information will be collected. this study would be categorized as which type of review? full board review not human subjects exempt review expedited review

Answer 1

Exempt review

An exempt review is a defined as one which poses minimum amounts of risk or threat to participants of a survey. Exempt reviews are also conducted anonymously, with no identifiable information of the participants collected. In this case since the student’s questions are fairly harmless and the anonymity of the subjects is maintained, it can be classified as an exempt review