Academic WOW survey-drawing for a free 60-day time cardFollow

I don't see any link by kaolian below i'm confused..

Kaolian asked me to wait to put the link up -he prefers to do that himself. He's likely busy right now but it will be up some time today.

The website with the link can be found on: www <DOT> wowstressstudy <DOT> com

Sorry for any confusion!

Why do these surveys always have to be long as hell?

I liked the one-page thing we had last week. 25-minutes of checking fields and clicking Next Page is just mind-numbingly boring. Someone should do a survey on survey lengths and figure that sh*t out.

Edited, Dec 6th 2010 12:51am by Mazra

I checked it out, but full name and email address were more than I was willing to provide an unknown entity with, sorry. I can see the need to try to eliminate duplicate responders, but I imagine there are other clever ways to do this without requiring personal information. There are probably more people like me who would be willing to complete the survey if they could do so anonymously (with the understanding that they're then withdrawing from the game card lottery). Your topic sounds interesting, good luck.

Just a check but on which side of the Atlantic is this survey being done? I wouldn't find a US 60 day time card particularly useful.

^This.

I appologize wowpsych.

I went ahead and took it. It wasn't a bad diversion while at work. As far as the email thing, it would be better if not required, but meh. I've got good spam filters.

Thanks for all the time you put in to participate-I really do appreciate it.

There's been a few questions/concerns I'd like to address (I hope you aren't offended by not receiving personal feedback!)

1) How will the random drawing work:

Since I remove all of the participants personal info from the data analysis, I will be storing the names/emails in a separate password protected database. Each participant is assigned a subject number. After the data is collected, I'll be using a random generator software program and pulling 5 numbers. I will then look up what number corresponds to the participant name from the other data base & email the winners the game card. If it is an international participant than I will be purchasing an equivalent amount of digital time through the blizzard store.

So it's random, not based on a first-come first serve system. On the website I'll post the participant numbers that have won, but not the names due to confidentiality.

2) Can we see the results?

I'll be posting a summary of the results on my website (where you found the link to the survey) following the data analysis. I also plan to post a notification about when I've conducted the drawing & when I've posted the results. I hope to publish the study in a peer reviewed journal. I'll be happy to provide an electronic copy (if this happens!) upon request.

Progress bar is never a bad thing. Sure, some people might run away screaming if they see a "Page 1 out of 203" progress bar, but on the other hand, those people would, if left with no clue as to how many pages are left, grow tired and agitated. Instead of losing out on some data, you might end up with an invalid survey result instead.

If you decide to stick to massive surveys, make sure you put in an object that somehow breaks the monotony. After a couple of pages of checking fields, most people will probably be growing bored already. Put in a picture of a hippo or a donkey or something. Something that breaks the frame somehow, provoking the participant to think of something other than checking yes/no boxes.

That's what they teach us in didactics anyway.

Mazra, you and your futuristic Danish techniques have no place in an archaic western university!
Now, get back to writing boring 300 page dissertations on why we do not need 'entertainment' in our polls!

I don't have any friends, all of you people here are just random pixels on my PC screen.