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@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ It was also possible to [deanonymize](https://steveloughran.blogspot.com/2018/01
One of the earliest ideas for anonymizing data was [randomized response](https://uvammm.github.io/docs/randomizedresponse.pdf), first introduced all the way back in 1965 in a paper by Stanley L. Warner. The idea behind it is quite clever.
For certain questions like "have you committed tax fraud?", respondents will likely be hesitant to answer truthfully. The solution? Have the respondent flip a coin. If the coin is tails, answer yes. If the coin lands on heads, answer truthfully.
For certain questions like "have you committed tax fraud?" respondents will likely be hesitant to answer truthfully. The solution? Have the respondent flip a coin. If the coin is tails, answer yes. If the coin lands on heads, answer truthfully.
| Respondent | Answer | Coin Flip (not included in the actual dataset just here for illustration) |
| --- | --- | --- |