Public Methodology Standard for Surveys

High‑impact national surveys (opinions about science, health, crime) should publish a machine‑readable methodology packet: sampling frame, recruitment history, weights, oversample design, response/cumulative rates, margin of error and an auditable provenance log of questionnaire testing and fielding. This makes media citations and policy uses reproducible and allows independent reweighting or sensitivity analysis. — Standardizing and publishing survey provenance would force more accurate media reporting, improve policy decisions that rely on polls, and reduce misleading headlines driven by unexamined methodological choices.