Camille Dubois

Let's define the scope: a survey on holiday planning habits cannot explain the motivation behind checking identity documents.
The survey collected data on holiday planning, not on the specific reasons why people check their documents so early.
For that, one would need to ask directly about motivations for verifying identity papers, not on general planning.
Without this information, we cannot decide that one directly informs the other.
For example, a traveler preparing their passport early may be due to an administrative processing delay and not their holiday planning style.

It's time to decide what this survey really tells us.
A survey reports data, it doesn't create the informational context for observation.
The survey states that 75% of travelers check their papers, but it doesn't tell us the why or the practical constraints.
To understand behavior, we need to go beyond simple measurement and identify the real factors influencing actions, such as a change in airport security rules, for example.

Stop going in circles, a survey only photographs a situation, it doesn't explain the deep cause.
People verify their documents early because it's a practical constraint.
If you don't verify, you don't take the plane, end of story, just like with ticket booking.
A change in regulation would change behavior, not a survey.

It is time to set the level and recognize that a simple survey cannot explain the cause of a behavior.
The Google Forms survey gives us raw numbers, but it does not tell us why people act this way.
It is an observation, not a causal proof; without understanding the underlying motivations, the data are limited.
For example, the survey does not indicate whether the 75% early verifiers have already missed a flight due to invalid documents, which would be a concrete reason.

Time is limited, and a Google Forms survey does not tell us why people manage their identity documents in advance, which is a major gap.
We can observe that 75% of travelers do it early, but this provides no information on the concrete reasons or constraints motivating this behavior.
For example, a traveler may check their papers months in advance not out of caution, but because their parental leave is about to end and their time will be rationed.