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¶ … Personally Asked to Participate in a Survey:
Thoughts and reflections
There are few things more irritating than hearing the phone ring during dinnertime and being asked to participate in a survey. Quite often, these calls come from anonymously-named marketing companies. The speaker on the other side of the phone garbles my name and speaks in a stilted and scripted manner. Immediately, I ask myself: 'why should I volunteer my valuable time and personal data just to improve the marketing resources of this company of which I have never heard?' Usually I just hang up and ask for my name to be removed from the list of persons willing to participate in surveys.
I seldom agree to participate in surveys unless I am asked to do so in exchange for receiving a desirable coupon from a manufacturer. Sometimes, when I make a purchase there is a link...
To me, this seems like a fair exchange for my information in exchange for a desirable incentive. However, the online format has other additional advantages for the consumer. First of all, I am able to complete the survey when it is convenient for me -- at my computer desk, when I am working, versus when I am about to have dinner. Second of all, I know the company with whom I am interacting, in contrast to an anonymous person who calls me at home. If I know the company, I also feel slightly more secure that my data will not be used for improper purposes. And sometimes I genuinely wish to offer my opinion about the experience because I want to help make the company serve its customers better.
The other occasion during…
The control of persons perceived as dangerous is accomplished partly through public psychosocial discourse on AIDS. The reactions evoked by AIDS are determined not only by its biological nature as a disease but also by historically produced meanings attached to sex, health, and disease (Kaplan, 1990, pp. 337-351). Purpose of the Study The assumption is that the position of gays in American society has changed over the last three decades or
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The survey will not take much of your time. It will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. The objective of this study is to determine human factors affecting the safe operation of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at the United States Air Force. The study is a part of research project for a Master's degree program in aviation/aerospace management. The phrase "heavy" aircraft refers to cargo, transport, or refueling aircraft.
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It seems as if personally asking individuals to participate increased the likelihood of responses -- following up with non-respondents, approaching members of the survey group personally beforehand, or even including incentives to participate like a free drawing of all respondents for a prize would ensure greater compliance in a wide range of industries, rather than a concentrated response. Only personally requesting individuals from several industry sectors decreases the reliability of
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