Gregory Kohs wrote: >> *Phil Nash* pn007a2145 at blueyonder.co.uk said: >> >> ++++++ >> Except of course, that such a survey would arguably not have >> "preconceived desires". So much for empiricism! >> ++++++ >> >> I offered to give some pro bono guidance on overcoming (to a degree) >> self-selection bias, even among an anonymity-heightened population. >> I didn't say that I would be involved in the actual design and >> execution of the survey. So much for civility!
I was not intending to be uncivil, merely to point out that surveys are often designed to elicit a particular response rather than cold, hard, facts. Apologies if I conveyed a contrary impression, but having been a serious victim of such a survey, I am somewhat sensitive to the weaknesses therein. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
