Chuck Bao
3/2/2007, 06:47 PM
Anybody have any idea how to analyze an online survey?
I just got the results of an online poll and I’m at a loss what to do with the information.
Two weeks ago, we sent out 40,000 emails to only our active client list to participate in our online survey and provided the link. Nobody else was given the URL to the online poll. In total, we got 842 to participate in my 12-question survey. All matching IP addresses were eliminated.
Would those who responded be representative? I’m seriously thinking about doing this every three months and developing an index of the confidence of retail stock market investors.
That is if my survey results can be trusted. Maybe only the really disgruntled people with recent stock market losses felt more inclined to respond and maybe it’s not a leading indicator at all but a seriously lagging one.
The response to the first question could be indicative.
1) How confident are you of getting a satisfactory return on your stock market investments this year?
a) Very confident – 4.99%
b) Slightly confident – 38.12%
c) Not confident at all – 56.89%
So, do you think my survey is representative and how confident are you in making a good return on your online stock trades?
I just got the results of an online poll and I’m at a loss what to do with the information.
Two weeks ago, we sent out 40,000 emails to only our active client list to participate in our online survey and provided the link. Nobody else was given the URL to the online poll. In total, we got 842 to participate in my 12-question survey. All matching IP addresses were eliminated.
Would those who responded be representative? I’m seriously thinking about doing this every three months and developing an index of the confidence of retail stock market investors.
That is if my survey results can be trusted. Maybe only the really disgruntled people with recent stock market losses felt more inclined to respond and maybe it’s not a leading indicator at all but a seriously lagging one.
The response to the first question could be indicative.
1) How confident are you of getting a satisfactory return on your stock market investments this year?
a) Very confident – 4.99%
b) Slightly confident – 38.12%
c) Not confident at all – 56.89%
So, do you think my survey is representative and how confident are you in making a good return on your online stock trades?