[CQ-Contest] ARRL contest coverage

[Bob Wolbert]

Mark,

This "problem" is easily solved. Announce the survey in the ARRL Letter!
Those who care will respond. Those who don't care shouldn't matter!

73 de Bob, K6XX

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:58:33 -0500 "Wilson, Mark  K1RO"
<mwilson at arrl.org> writes:
> 
> 
> > How about posting a QST survey on the ARRL web site? If you want 
> only 
> > responses from members, put it in the Members Only section.  
> > Jim, KZ1M.
> 
> Jim, the problem with a poll on the Web site is that you only hear 
> from
> those people who happened to be visiting that area of the Web site 
> while the
> poll is active and care enough (one way or the other) about the 
> topic to
> take the time to answer. Answers from that select group do not truly
> represent the opinions of a cross-section of the membership and 
> cannot be
> relied upon for decision-making. 
> 
> The QST surveys are sent to a random sample of ARRL members. The 
> samples are
> chosen under the guidance of an independent research firm, using
> industry-standard techniques, to ensure that we reach a 
> representative
> cross-section of the entire ARRL membership. Followup efforts are 
> made until
> the response rate is high enough to ensure that the results are 
> accurate. 
> 
> A number of companies that specialize in survey research publish 
> information
> about sample size and accuracy on their Web sites. You can find a 
> lot of
> information on survey research on the Web. A good place to start is
> www.google.com ; search for 
> 
> survey sample size
> 
> and that will lead you to a number of good resources.
> 
> 73, Mark K1RO
> 
> 
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73 de Bob, K6XX
k6xx at arrl.net
www.k6xx.com

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