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<font size=3>John,<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Actually,
I would have to disagree with you on that point.<br>
Having worked in survey research, I know that each survey is<br>
carefully constructed as to length and order of questions. A kind<br>
kind of grouped survey, as you described, would give an experience<br>
to respondents that would be different from the one the researcher<br>
wanted.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>I just
would like to see something that told me that the <br>
supposed research really is, for example, from Zoe at Nottingham. <br>
Using her university email would have been advisable. At least there
<br>
would have been a good chance that it was legit.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>And,
maybe, requiring an institutional email is the best and <br>
simplest way to go. That way it likely is real academic research. <br>
Otherwise, anyone could post a survey, even someone who did not <br>
wish OSM well, and who wished to use the "honest" opinions
for<br>
negative purposes. <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Anyway,
that's my take on it.<br><br>
Charlotte<br><br>
<br>
At 01:20 PM 9/4/2017, you wrote:<br>
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At Statistics Canada they have a concept of respondent burden. Basically
it means you try to limit the number of questions you ask people whilst
still trying to get the answers in. Is this information available from
another survey?<br>
May I suggest a more formal arrangement where a survey is organised say
every three / six months and researchers submit their questions to be
included in the survey? This is done for a number of surveys at
Statistics Canada and is a useful way to include one or two additional /
supplementary questions to a survey.<br>
The advantage to the people running the studies is hopefully a wider set
of respondents making their surveys more statistically valid. The
advantage to the mappers are fewer messages in the mailing lists and
fewer surveys asking to be completed.<br>
At the very least I'm sure Zoe and Laura could see if the data from their
surveys could feed the other.<br>
There are other things that could be done such as random sampling then
following up with the randomly selected sample this reduces self
selection.<br>
Thoughts?<br><br>
Thanks John<br>
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