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[[Image:Survey.png|thumb|Online survey cycle]] | [[Image:Survey.png|thumb|Online survey cycle]] | ||
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+ | #[http://www.e-consultation.org/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=1 various types of survey question] | ||
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+ | #Use survey and question editors to design the survey | ||
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+ | #View the results, or export them for more thorough statistical analysis |
Revision as of 11:17, 8 December 2006
Finding out how many citizens have which needs, and what their preferences are between alternative options (e.g. through surveys, opinion polls, preferenda).
- Some consultations set out to find what particular groups of people need.
- Others try to find out what preferences people have between different options.
- In either case, apart from discussion systems, we often use surveys and votes to quantify the needs or preferences.
- Computers can help send out surveys, collect the results, and analyse them. They can also be used to run a quick vote in a meeting, or by subtle analysis of preferences, find underlying consensus between oponents.
E-polling/E-voting
Here we are not talking about voting for representatives, but choosing options on issues.
- voting software can help analyse votes
- voting hardware can collect votes from dozens or thousands of people at once
Online surveys
An online survey is designed to replace traditional paper questionnaires.
Examples:
Online survey cycle:
- Use survey and question editors to design the survey
- Run the survey
- View the results, or export them for more thorough statistical analysis