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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:35:12 +0000

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Good Usability » Realism in testing search interfaces — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:41:04 +0000

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Comment on Sampling bias in online surveys by Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:42:59 +0000

Jane-

You’re totally wrong in your assessment. I’ve just conducted an online survey, and found out for some reason by far the hardest population to get ahold of is Hispanics. Surveyors will OVERsample under-represented, or hard to get, demographics such as Hispanics on purpose in order to get a more statistically significant and accurate measure of that subgroups attitudes. THEN, that demographic’s numbers will be weighted according to the whole population demographics they are surveying.

It has nothing to do with playing to your audience to get the response you want from a demographic you want. It has everything to do with getting a statistically usable sample of a small subgroup, and then bringing that data in line proportionately with the actual percentage of that subgroup found in the population you are testing.

Comment on UX2 Presentation at Scottish UPA, 15th March by Lorraine

Lorraine — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:01:28 +0000

Hi Stephanie,

The Yes/No/Not sure are the responses given by students to the questions ‘Is your mobile device a smartphone’ with an additional description of the term smartphone provided (seen on slide 8).

I know that Boon looked into using a mobile URL but currently it is designed to automatically detect mobile phones and display the mobile version accordingly. If there is a mobile URL I’ll let you know. The UX2 prototype URL is http://ux2.nesc.ed.ac.uk:3000/

Comment on UX2 Presentation at Scottish UPA, 15th March by Stephanie Rieger

Stephanie Rieger — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:17:52 +0000

Hi there!
What does the Yes/No/Not sure legend on slide 21 represent?

And is the mobile prototype available online anywhere?

Steph

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Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:45:55 +0000

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Comment on Sampling bias in online surveys by Jane

Jane — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:04:31 +0000

I have been looking for an appropriate place to make a comment about surveys. I have been receiving them via Mypoints.com for years and they have consistently sought out hispanic respondents. I know this because I frequently get rejected from the survey, when I respond to the question of my ethnic background (caucasian, non-hispanic).
Because of this, I don’t think the surveys have any credibility at all. They seek to emphasize hispanic respondents, in order to get the results that they want to see. How anyone can respect that, is beyond me. It’s much like what the schools have done for the last couple of decades, trying to record students who have a very small amount of Spanish heritage (i.e., 25%, or less) as hispanic, to get funding for a protected (i.e., kid glove treatment) group.