Quality checks

Metaforms currently runs 14 checks:

1. Too Short: the response is too short to carry useful meaning.

2. Question Echo: the response only repeats or paraphrases the question.

3. Cross-Q Duplicate: the same respondent used identical text for different questions where it does not meaningfully fit.

4. Cross-Q Similarity: the same respondent used near-identical text across different questions.

5. Non-Response: the answer is an explicit refusal or non-answer, such as “n/a” or “don't know,” when substantive content was required.

6. Profanity: the answer contains profane, abusive, hateful, or sexually offensive language.

7. AI Generated: the response appears machine-written rather than typed by a respondent.

8. Off-Topic: the response is unrelated to both the question and the research objective.

9. Copy-Paste: the answer resembles copied marketing text, web content, or boilerplate rather than a personal response.

10. Gibberish: the answer contains random characters, punctuation spam, or emoji-only content.

11. Language Mismatch: the answer is written in a language other than the survey language and is routed through translation.

12. PII: the answer contains personally identifiable information, such as a person's name, phone number, email address, street address, or account number.

13. Inconsistency: the respondent's answers contradict each other across questions.

14. Cross-Respondent Duplicate: identical or near-identical text appears across different respondents and may indicate copied or coordinated responses.

PII note: The current check flags PII for review; it does not automatically redact the text.