Visitor Survey Results, Part 1
The first set of responses from our Visitor Survey has been tabulated, and the results are on these pages. This week, you'll see what visitors think are the most useful and entertaining parts of our site and what they think of our presentation. You'll also get a look at some of the comments respondents have kindly submitted. Next time, we'll find out more about you, our visitors.
I'd like to extend a very big "Thank You" to each and every one of you who took the time to fill in the survey. Your responses have gone a long way in helping me determine the best way to expand and enrich this website. Best of all, I have really enjoyed finding out who you are and what you like about history. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
The Statistics
The data presented in these pages comes from 182 respondents who took the survey between May 12 and June 27, 2000. Responses that arrived later will be tabulated in the future.
One thing I noted that surprised me: 40% of the survey respondents do not read instructions. (Fer shame!) At the top of each page beyond the first two, an option to skip on to the next section is offered. Yet 73 respondents chose to scan the questions that didn't apply to them (student, teacher, etc.) and submit an empty form instead.
There is no way for me to tell how much time people wasted reading these questions. However, I can tell you that the time required to submit the form is at least twice as long as the time required to click on to the next page without submitting. This is because when you submit a form, data -- even a blank page -- has to be sent to a server, and then a page has to be called to appear in your browser.
Visitors who failed to read instructions or chose not to follow them include:
The writer who sent me blank forms for student, teacher and reenactor, then put in the comments section "Your survey takes too long."Someone who ignored the line, "If you have no comments to make, please move on to the last section," and entered in the comment box: "I have commented throughout the survey. Please don't ask me for more."
Still, more than half of you did follow directions. Give yourselves a pat on the back!
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