[OSM-talk] Survey coming

[john whelan]

One of the biggest problems is the sample.  Ideally you need to decide on
your target audience.  Is it anyone who has ever signed up or anyone who
has mapped more than five times in the last two years?  Or even anyone who
has an interest?  That could be consumers of the data.

I'd suggest a random sample, extract a list of users who meet the
criteria.  Then look at the sample size.  There are mathematical rules
about how large a sample size should be.

You have their email addreses, check the privacy laws but I think you
should be able to contact them directly.

Ballot stuffing, send the link with number in it so it can only be used
once.

Respondent burden, if you sample 10% twice a year that should give you
enough information and mean you don't bug people very often.

Talk to people who run surveys.

Cheerio John





On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 09:30 Imre Samu <pella.samu at gmail.com> wrote:

> > which is now being translated into multiple languages,
> > and which we hope will be ready for release in several languages on or
> about January 15th.
>
> Is it possible to add a "Simple/Basic English" [1]  translation as an
> experiment ?
>
> So expecting:
> -  basic english words ( <=1000 basic words)
> -  basic grammar , no short forms  ( so 'you're' --> 'you are' )
> -  basic OSM knowledge ( no special words like: SotM )
>    - "State of the Map conference"  --> "OpenStreetMap conference"
>
> probably too late for this survey ... maybe in the future.
>
> IMHO:   We need to invent a *polite MapSpeak *language ( ~ OpenStreetMap
> Community Mappers Communication Phrases )
>     (  ~ "designed to facilitate *non-violent communication *between
> mappers" ) like a Seaspeak [2]
>
> thanks
>   Imre
>   ( native hungarian,  from a country with ~20% total English speakers[3] )
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English
> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaspeak
> [3]
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population
>
>
>
> Allan Mustard <allan.mustard at osmfoundation.org> ezt írta (időpont: 2021.
> jan. 10., V, 2:47):
>
>> Fellow mappers and OSM community members,
>>
>>
>>
>> The OpenStreetMap Foundation Board of Directors has prepared a survey,
>> which is now being translated into multiple languages, and which we hope
>> will be ready for release in several languages on or about January 15th.
>> Please be on the lookout for announcement of it, and please alert your
>> colleagues through other communications channels (social media, talk
>> channels, whatever) that it is coming and to be on the lookout for it.
>> Please feel free to amplify this message in other languages and through
>> other comms channels.  We want maximum participation in the survey!  We
>> want to know what you are thinking!  Please participate in the survey when
>> it comes out, and please alert others so they participate, too!
>>
>>
>>
>> While I have your attention, Happy New Year—let’s hope we can soon put
>> COVID-19 behind us, all get vaccinated, and look forward to a mappier 2021!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> apm
>>
>> *Allan Mustard*
>>
>> *Chairperson, Board of Directors*
>>
>> *OpenStreetMap Foundation*
>>
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>>
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