Thanks Tilman. Good to see the offer is in the public FAQ. I was on my phone at the time I saw it, and having some time on my hands I tried to fill it in. I managed to screw up the survey software on the languages selection by trying to select more than one, and then it wouldnt let me pick any. I quit thinking I would get another chance...on my desktop.
I dont remember if the survey told me that I would only have one chance... Do you know how many people have seen the banner vs how many have completed it? Is there a page which lists pros and cons of this approach? I think the WMF should collect all the survey data they can. Maximum ROI and all that. You can use models to select a subset of the 2012 data that would be comparable to the 2011 data. John Vandenberg. sent from Galaxy Note On Nov 3, 2012 10:58 AM, "Tilman Bayer" <tba...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi John, > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 6:05 PM, John Vandenberg <jay...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Tilman, > > > > Could you explain the logic behind the survey link not being static until > > the user completes the survey or dismisses the notice? > I guess you are referring to the fact that the survey invitation > banner is designed to be shown only once to each user? This is > explained in the Q&A for the survey: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Editor_Survey_2012#Why_will_a_user_see_the_link_to_the_survey_only_once.3F_How.3F > In short, it's intended to reduce bias towards more frequent editors. > There are reasons for and against this setup, but it's one of the many > things that we want to keep consistent with the last survey so as to > be able to do longitudinal analysis, i.e. identify trends. > > (In case this is not what you meant, feel free to rephrase the > question and I will try to reply again.) > > > > > I appreciate that you're offering, via email, to give people the survey > > link if they missed it, but that will influence who ends up your survey > > population. Not everyone on your target population is subscribed to a > list > > whetr this offer has been made. > I understand this concern from a theoretical standpoint, but > considering the fact that only four people have requested such a link > so far, the bias that this introduces is likely to be negligible. - If > one goes down that road, one would need to worry much more about the > effect of announcements and discussions about the survey on mailing > lists and on Meta before it has completed, but this is a price we are > happy to pay to involve the community and achieve transparence. > > > > > John Vandenberg. > > sent from Galaxy Note > > On Oct 31, 2012 7:26 AM, "Tilman Bayer" <tba...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> we have just launched the Foundation's 2012 editor survey; with > >> invitations to participate being shown to logged-in users on Wikipedia > >> and Commons. > >> > >> A few quick facts about the survey (for more refer to > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Editor_Survey_2012 > >> ): > >> > >> * This is the third survey of editors as envisaged in the Foundation's > >> 2010-15 strategic plan "in order to take the pulse of the community > >> and identify pressing issues or concerns", after the April 2011 and > >> December 2011 surveys. > >> > >> * The first main purpose of this survey is to continue the work of the > >> 2011 studies (conducted by Mani Pande and Ayush Khanna), with a focus > >> on tracking changes since last year and identifying trends. > >> Which is why many questions are being repeated from last time. > >> > >> * The second emphasis in this instance of the survey is to measure the > >> satisfaction of the editing community with the work of the Wikimedia > >> Foundation. > >> > >> * This is the first editor survey that includes a non-Wikipedia > >> project (Commons, for the questions that are non Wikipedia-specific). > >> > >> * Thanks to everyone who commented on the draft questionnaire after we > >> solicited feedback on this list and in and IRC office hour, as well as > >> to those who commented about the last survey. We made several changes > >> based on the feedback, and tried to reply to all concerns. > >> > >> * Also many thanks to all volunteer translators who reviewed or > >> contributed translations; the questionnaire is available in 14 > >> languages (Italian, Polish and Portuguese will launch a bit later). > >> > >> * As with the previous two surveys, the results will be published in > >> the following forms: A "topline" report detailing the percentage of > >> responses for each question, a series of posts on > >> https://blog.wikimedia.org analyzing the results, and a data set > >> consisting of anonymized responses which others can use to do their > >> own analyses. This time we will also aim to produce language-specific > >> topline reports (an approach we already tested for Chinese with the > >> data from the December 2011 survey). > >> > >> -- > >> Tilman Bayer > >> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) > >> Wikimedia Foundation > >> IRC (Freenode): HaeB > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list > >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > > -- > Tilman Bayer > Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) > Wikimedia Foundation > IRC (Freenode): HaeB > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
