View Poll Results: Which prize would most likely get you to fill out surveys? - Voters
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Free fencing equipment
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money, greenbacks, bucks, benjamins, dough
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Gift certificate to a fencing supply company
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ipod/mp3 player
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weekend getaway
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contribution to my club
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Something other than these options - which I will suggest in a post
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I wouldn't fill out those surveys because I never learned to read
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What would it take? I'm doing a little sports marketing research. Say someone is looking for fencers to fill out surveys at a tournament. In exchange for filling them out, participants are going to be entered into a raffle to win a prize. Which prize would most likely get you to fill out the surveys? The [fleche] is strong, my spirit's stronger. - IG
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I'd definately like a gift certificate. Anything that gets me some electric gear... "When your opponent fears you, then's the moment when you give the fear its own rein, give it the time to work on him. Let it become terror. The terrified man fights himself. Eventually he attacks in desperation. That is the most dangerous moment, but the terrified man can be trusted usually to make a fatal mistake. You are being trained here to detect these mistakes and use them."
-Frank Herbert, Dune
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 Originally Posted by Black Jeebus Skittles...   lol...silly... The [fleche] is strong, my spirit's stronger. - IG
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Other than the contribution to club (since my club isn't really in a position to take many/any contributions to speak of), I voted for all of the above options. Any of those would be fine, though a lot of it would depend on the mood I was in at the time...
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Vitually any of them really, though I don't need an ipod/mp3 player. Money is always nice. I'd be wary of free fencing equipment (non electric I don't care about, and hopefully the quality would be high).
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It's stupid that they'd award an mp3 player for a FENCING survey... cash is always welcome...a weekend getaway? Perhaps a weekend fencing camp. I'd only want free equipment if it was good (i.e. Uhlmann, Leon Paul, etc.) Along the same lines, I'd only want a gift cetificate to a good supplier. Otherwise, I'd either give the stuff to my club for extra beginner stuff, or sell it on eBay and donate the money to my club. All works out that way!
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Originally Posted by airathanas lol...silly... I'm just trying to think of a way to approximate the little windmill arm thingy online...
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Depending on what the survey asks for, I think most incentives would work for me.
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Originally Posted by Black Jeebus Skittles... actually not a bad idea:
If everyone gets something, even if it's small (skittles), then possibly more people will fill it out than if they have a small chance at something bigger (ipod, etc)..... and potentially more cost effective....
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The biggest way to ensure participation and compliance with a survey is to have a good reason to conduct it in the first place, and make sure that people clearly understand the purpose of the survey and how it will be used.
People in general have been surveyed to death. Many (including me, and I conduct surveys professionally) regard most surveys as an intrusion, and refuse to fill them out unless it is very clear that there is a good reason to do so.
So if you are conducting a survey because you are trying to help the USFA figure out what makes fencers tick and how to market the sport more effectively, you are more likely to have good participation and compliance than if you are conducting a survey so you can sell me something I didn't know I needed.
MR
Last edited by sabreur; 05-09-2006 at 05:57 AM.
Why sabre? Because you don't take heads with the point.
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What is the incentive for filling out THIS survey?
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Adding to your post count after you complain about the options.
A greater chance at winning an iPod in a random fencing survey that if you didn't?
The respect of your peers?
Ok, I got 2/3...
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To fill out a survey I demand...the life of your firstborn son.
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You forgot to mention alcohol, a fencer's best friend The Stalwart Panda
I'm not grumpy - I suffer from stupidity rage
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ok, ok You all bring up some good points. I left you in the dark about some of the details on purpose. But here are some of the answers that you're seeking.
The surveys are for my Master's thesis. I'm going to be collecting data on anxiety and fear of failure in epee fencers at summer nationals. My thesis committee is concerned that I'm not going to get enough participants (I'm hoping for at least 200), so they wanted me to find out what would be the best incentive for having people fill out surveys.
Before the surveys are to be filled out, fencers are to read a passive informed consent form, clearly stating the purpose of the study. No one is obligated to participate, and you can stop participating at any time. The study is designed to be non-intrusive and takes about ten minutes (or less) to fill out.
But I feel that people should be rewarded for helping out the advancement of fencing, so I wanted to know- what would it take? The [fleche] is strong, my spirit's stronger. - IG
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Well I'd fill one out anyway if you asked me but I love the gift certificate or free equipment. Or of course money. The rest are ok too. Is the USFA going to let you set up a table to do this or are you going to be wandering around with a handfull of paper?
Oh yeah, congratulations on your sectionals finish! If you give a man a fire, he is warm for the night.
If you set a man on fire, he is warm for the rest of his life.
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Originally Posted by swordsen Well I'd fill one out anyway if you asked me but I love the gift certificate or free equipment. Or of course money. The rest are ok too. Is the USFA going to let you set up a table to do this or are you going to be wandering around with a handfull of paper?
Oh yeah, congratulations on your sectionals finish! Thanks.
I have permission from the USFA. I'm going to set up a table near the registration table. I'm also going to put up flyers just to let people know what's going on. But NO, I'm not going to wander around handing them out. The [fleche] is strong, my spirit's stronger. - IG
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Originally Posted by airathanas You all bring up some good points. I left you in the dark about some of the details on purpose. But here are some of the answers that you're seeking.
The surveys are for my Master's thesis. I'm going to be collecting data on anxiety and fear of failure in epee fencers at summer nationals. My thesis committee is concerned that I'm not going to get enough participants (I'm hoping for at least 200), so they wanted me to find out what would be the best incentive for having people fill out surveys.
Before the surveys are to be filled out, fencers are to read a passive informed consent form, clearly stating the purpose of the study. No one is obligated to participate, and you can stop participating at any time. The study is designed to be non-intrusive and takes about ten minutes (or less) to fill out.
But I feel that people should be rewarded for helping out the advancement of fencing, so I wanted to know- what would it take?
If your committee will permit the methodology and Craig would agree, you might want to get a surveymonkey subscription and post the URL here. It is unclear to me whether you specifically want epee fencers who are fencing at Summer Nationals, or if you are just looking for epee fencers of a certain level of expertise, fencing in a certain level of tournament--but you could ask some initial questions that would permit you to delete answers from participants outside your desired audience.
MR Why sabre? Because you don't take heads with the point.
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