Macmillan Ebook Poll

[kcarscadden]

It seems to me that the survey was about getting e-samples, but buying the hard-cover or paper book.

I certainly would have liked a comment section, to tell them I really only want e-books.

[dreams]

I tried to take the survey and received the below message..

We have reached our threshold number of responses to this survey. It is now closed.

Thank you for your interest and willingness to provide feedback.

[columbus]

They have certainly dropped the ball! I tried to respond to the survey & just got this message (timed as this post)

We have reached our threshold number of responses to this survey. It is now closed.

Thank you for your interest and willingness to provide feedback.

[zelda_pinwheel]

seems pretty odd having a limit on how many replies they are willing to recieve. maybe they read this thread, realised what a huge mistake they are making, and pulled the survey for now with plans to rethink it and do a new one.

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

seems pretty odd having a limit on how many replies they are willing to recieve. maybe they read this thread, realised what a huge mistake they are making, and pulled the survey for now with plans to rethink it and do a new one.

I often see polls qualified like the following example:

This poll, conducted among 1,125 respondents, is accurate plus or minus 4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

These are usually national polls, and the number of respondents to be statistically accurate (usually around 1,200) to between plus or minus 4 percentage points doesn't seem to be very high.

WDE.

[3pete]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

I often see polls qualified like the following example:

These are usually national polls, and the number of respondents to be statistically accurate (usually around 1,200) to between plus or minus 4 percentage points doesn't seem to be very high.

WDE.

I suspect you are thinking of surveys based on a random sample. Given the decidedly non-random approach taken for this survey, no such generalization can be made. Think "Family Feud" rather than Gallop polls.

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by 3pete

I suspect you are thinking of surveys based on a random sample. Given the decidedly non-random approach taken for this survey, no such generalization can be made. Think "Family Feud" rather than Gallop polls.

You're right, they were random samples, usually taken over the telephone.

WDE.

[Abecedary]

Originally Posted by 3pete

I suspect you are thinking of surveys based on a random sample. Given the decidedly non-random approach taken for this survey, no such generalization can be made. Think "Family Feud" rather than Gallop polls.

Based on the questions asked, it was most likely supposed to be as close to a random sampling as Macmillan could get from their own mailing list. However, since the link was posted here, the results are now very skewed towards a non-representative sampling of readers. At the same time, though, they can filter the results based on the unique string in the URL. If they're smart about it, they can now have two data sets from which to draw conclusions--one comprised of a fairly random sampling of their mailing list subscribers, and another comprised of e-book enthusiasts.

[JSWolf]

Could not partake in the survey. It says it's full and now closed. Well done not leaving me a slot to give my answers.

[dickon25]

I subscribe to their emails but got no notice of this survey. I've just attempted to participate through the link on this thread and got the 'survey is full' message! Not at all sure how representative the results will be!!