Survey Quality Intelligence
The straightliner in wave three is already in your topline
Besample scores every response for answer authenticity and sample balance, so the rows an analyst would catch after reading all 40,000 get flagged before the deck goes out.
| Response ID | Auth | Speed | Pattern | Geo | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-001 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Clean |
| R-002 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Clean |
| R-003 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Flagged straightlining detected |
| R-004 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Clean |
| R-005 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Clean |
What Besample Measures
Four dimensions of response quality
Each signal captures a different failure mode in survey data. Together they form a composite quality score for every row in your dataset.
Answer pattern analysis
Measures variance and transition frequency across scale items to identify respondents selecting a single column without reading questions.
Operates on grid items, Likert scales, and rank-order sets.
Completion timing
Computes per-question elapsed time against median duration distributions to flag implausibly fast completions by section and total interview length.
Works with page-turn timestamps from major panel platforms.
Geographic consistency
Cross-references respondent-declared geography against IP resolution and time-zone metadata, scoring discrepancy magnitude by region pair.
Handles VPN profiles and known panel proxy ranges.
Sample balance scoring
Evaluates demographic cell fill against quota targets throughout fieldwork, producing real-time imbalance scores so weighting adjustments happen before topline runs.
Integrates with quota tables from your fieldwork supplier.
The Discovery Problem
Bad rows found after the deck is written reset the entire timeline
A single wave with a compromised panel segment rewrites every cross-tab and brand metric that went to the client. The data problem is caught late because manual review requires reading the full dataset once fieldwork is closed - by then the schedule is broken.
Typical post-fieldwork sequence
How Besample Works
Connect, score, and flag - during fieldwork
Besample connects to your survey platform via API and runs quality scoring on each completed response as it arrives, not after the wave closes.
Connect platform
API integration to your survey platform. Responses stream to Besample in real time as completions arrive.
Score responses
Each response is scored across four quality dimensions. Composite score assigned per row within seconds of arrival.
Flag and export
Flagged rows appear on your dashboard with reason codes. Export clean dataset with quality scores appended for your analysis tool.
Early Access Program
Built with research teams who catch bad data for a living
We are onboarding research agencies and in-house insights teams in select markets for our early access cohort. Share your current fieldwork process and we will scope a pilot together.