The design and wording of this survey is deceptive. Placing a button underneath the candidate you WON’T vote for significantly increases the chance for false positives for both groups, then throwing into question any conclusions you may draw from this data. The text of the buttons is cute and funny, but too long and may confuse many users. I think that you have a good opportunity to collect useful information on the mindset of the Morgantown population, but unless you use well-crafted questions, your results will be meaningless.
Hello, Paul. You’re right about the photos — that was an error on my part (this is Pam Kasey, the editor of Morgantown magazine), proof-reading the text but not checking the photo placement. We’ve corrected that. Re the text, I appreciate your thought that we have an opportunity to collect useful information with our polls. I agree, and we’ll be less playful and more thoughtful in the future. Thank you for the corrective!
Paul Holcomb says
The design and wording of this survey is deceptive. Placing a button underneath the candidate you WON’T vote for significantly increases the chance for false positives for both groups, then throwing into question any conclusions you may draw from this data. The text of the buttons is cute and funny, but too long and may confuse many users. I think that you have a good opportunity to collect useful information on the mindset of the Morgantown population, but unless you use well-crafted questions, your results will be meaningless.
Pam Kasey says
Hello, Paul. You’re right about the photos — that was an error on my part (this is Pam Kasey, the editor of Morgantown magazine), proof-reading the text but not checking the photo placement. We’ve corrected that. Re the text, I appreciate your thought that we have an opportunity to collect useful information with our polls. I agree, and we’ll be less playful and more thoughtful in the future. Thank you for the corrective!
Ecbound says
I’m writing in Independent candidate Marshall Wilson, a true constitutionalist.