Comments on: Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census 2007 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:17:17 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-beta2 hourly 1 By: jdub http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2367 jdub Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:11:44 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2367 <a href="http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2365" rel="nofollow">Martin</a>, that's a bummer. I hope you've read the <a href="http://waughpartners.com.au/research/census2007/privacy" rel="nofollow">privacy policy</a> and noticed the "prefer not to answer" option for that particular question. We're not too fussed about losing a few people on this front in the first year this project is run. Martin, that’s a bummer. I hope you’ve read the privacy policy and noticed the “prefer not to answer” option for that particular question.

We’re not too fussed about losing a few people on this front in the first year this project is run.

]]> By: jdub http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2366 jdub Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:03:27 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2366 <a href="http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2364" rel="nofollow">Zhasper</a>, thank you Captain Obvious! We're not calling a census because we thi that's the correct technical term for what we're doing. Zhasper, thank you Captain Obvious! We’re not calling a census because we thi that’s the correct technical term for what we’re doing.

]]> By: Martin Sevior http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2365 Martin Sevior Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:04:46 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2365 Hi Jeff, I truly wish all the best with endeavour. I started to fill out the survey and got more and more uncomfortable with the level of detail and information requested of me. In the end I closed the survey form after I was requested to supply my annual income. Sorry this survey is too intrusive for me. Hi Jeff,
I truly wish all the best with endeavour. I started to fill out the survey and got more and more uncomfortable with the level of detail and information requested of me.

In the end I closed the survey form after I was requested to supply my annual income. Sorry this survey is too intrusive for me.

]]> By: Zhasper http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2364 Zhasper Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:01:07 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/09/24/australian-open-source-industry-community-census-2007/#comment-2364 It's not a census, it's a survey. More specifically, it's a sample survey. To be a census, you must exhaustively catalog every member of the population. As far as I can tell, you're only inviting people to participate. I'm not going to participate, therefore you don't have a census survey, you only have a sample survey. It’s not a census, it’s a survey. More specifically, it’s a sample survey.

To be a census, you must exhaustively catalog every member of the population. As far as I can tell, you’re only inviting people to participate. I’m not going to participate, therefore you don’t have a census survey, you only have a sample survey.

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