De-biasing experiment for software professionals: data (DeBias2017)

We run two series of experiments in company settings with a total of 410 software developers. Some developers took part in a workshop to heighten their awareness of a range of cognitive biases, including anchoring. Later, the anchoring bias was induced by presenting of low or high productivity values, followed by the participants' estimates of their own project productivity. Our hypothesis is that the workshop will lead to reduced bias, i.e., work as a de-biasing intervention.<br>410 cases, 7 features<br><b>P id:</b> Unique participant id<b>Workshop</b>: Y or N depending on the use of a de-biasing intervention<b>Block</b>: Specific id of the experiment, e.g., there are multiple deliveries for some companies either at different times or locations.<b>Company</b>: The employing company of the software developer - anonymised <b>Country</b>: The country where the software development company is located<b>Anchor</b>: High or low depending on the randomly allocated treatment <b>EstProd</b>: Estimated coding productivity in LOC per hour for the last completed software project. This is the response variable.