And The Survey Sez .. !

The people at Seed Media Group have designed a survey for the readers of ScienceBlogs in an effort to learn more about what you think we can do to raise science literacy. The survey should take roughly 20 minutes and they anticipate several thousand responses. As a small reward for your time, Seed Media Group is giving away several items in a random drawing; an iPhone 3G, a MacBook Air and a 40GB Apple TV. Of course, I am not eligible, so I am hoping all of the prizes are won by my readers!

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ScienceBlogs wants your help... and is willing to pay. Well sorta... they're giving away some ipod type goodies to some people who complete a short survey. Here's the schtick: Dear Reader, We launched Seed and ScienceBlogs because we believe that science can change the world and science literacy…
I know that a couple of you have completed Seed Media's ScienceBlogs Reader Survey, but they need to hear from more of you. The linked survey takes only twenty minutes of your life to complete, and everyone (except me, boo!) who completes the survey will be added to a drawing for prizes: an iPhone…
Dear Reader, We launched Seed and ScienceBlogs because we believe that science can change the world and science literacy is how we get there. In the pages of our magazine we've tried to capture the ideas and issues fueling this cultural shift. Online we've aimed to foster a lively and spirited…
I am commanded by my Benevolent Overlords, and I answer. Seed Media Group, (the aforementioned Benevolent Overlords) are taking a reader survey. To encourage (i.e. bribe) you to participate, they're holding a drawing among those who actually respond to the survey, with the prizes being a lot of…

The problem with radio buttons is that there isn't one for "Well, depending on which meaning you take, then under certain circumstances, I REALLY STRONGLY agree; under other conditions, I probably agree most of the time, and if you mean the thing I think you might not but is not precluded by the wording, then I mostly disagree, but sometimes I just wouldn't care, and anyway I'm getting bored with this."

Or maybe I overthink these things...

A "neutral" or "Neither agree nor disagree" button would have made my responses more accurate on several questions.

Yogi-one, they leave that choice out on purpose, to force a response one way or another. I kind of resent it but I've been on the survey-giving side, so I at least understand why they do it.

By speedwell (not verified) on 04 Aug 2008 #permalink