[USMA:53134] Re: Language of Mathematics - American Competency Survey

[Henschel Mark]

Yes, of course.
But if the metric petition can get 37,000 signatures, somebody out there must be doing some publicity work for metrication, so if it is not Facebook or Twitter, how precisely are they spreading the word about the survey?
 
Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: cont...@metricpioneer.com
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013 8:14 pm
Subject: [USMA:53129] Re: Language of Mathematics - American Competency Survey
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>

> Mark. I am indeed already using Facebook and Twitter for this
> survey 
> and all my SI promotion efforts.
> Please feel free to go on your Facebook and Twitter and pass
> this 
> survey on to your contacts as well.
> The reason I do not go into detail about things like A4 paper
> size (as 
> you suggest) is that most Americans have no idea that A4 is even
> an 
> option; my rigged survey is intended to inspire people to
> investigate 
> details like that on their own. Have you ever visited Metric
> Pioneer? 
> Facebook and Twitter links are right on top of the web page.
>
> David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
>
> ----- Message from mw-hensch...@neiu.edu ---------
>      Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:06:09 -0500
>      From: Henschel Mark <MW-
> hensch...@neiu.edu>  Subject: Re: [USMA:53123] Language of
> Mathematics - American 
> Competency Survey
>        To: cont...@metricpioneer.com
>        Cc: "U.S. Metric
> Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
>
>
> David:
>
> I think nine is a rather small sample, even if you use the
> Student's T
> distribution, the data is unlikely to be very reliable.
>
> I'd suggest going for a bigger audience. How about using
> Facebook or
> Twitter for you survey, and ask people that if A4 were available for
> an equal or smaller price than US eight and a half by eleven how many
> people would be willing to switch.
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: cont...@metricpioneer.com
> Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013 12:17 pm
> Subject: [USMA:53123] Language of Mathematics - American Competency
> Survey
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
>
> > Please take this survey and pass it on to people you know:
> >
> > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N97FXGP
> >
> > Background: A while ago, I posted an A4 Paper Size survey that
> > was
> > rather substandard.
> > That survey asked two questions: zip code and what paper size
> > you use.
> > I had only 9 responses, 8 US responses and one British response.
> > Only 4 answered that they use A4 size paper (44%) and 5 answered
> > Other (56%).
> > I give this background because I had promised to release these
> > results
> > later this year.
> >
> >
> > David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
> >
>
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>