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From: afo@pucc-k (sefton)
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Subject: Women, sex, and questionnaires!
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Date: Thu, 26-Jul-84 15:58:10 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 26 15:58:10 1984
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Re: 100,000 for a base can't be wrong....

Well, if I proposed that we poll 100,000 women reading, say Cosmopolitan,
or Ms., would you believe the answers I would get?  There is a little
something called DEMOGRAPHICS, which may have a lot more to do with the
results of a survey than one would think.

Ergo (just been to philosophy class), I propose the *ULTIMATE QUESTIONNAIRE*
<fanfare here>


1.  Find person to conduct questionnaire.  There is a lot more to putting
    together a reasonable questionnaire than you think; therefore, we should
    acquire the services of a psychologist or a statistician who is well
    versed in these methods. (*note- I am available for such undertakings
    at a reasonable fee)
    
2.  Get a data base.  I suggest we use the 1980 census.  Then, after 
    randomising the list, we pick 500,000 (in a statistically random manner)
    women to ask.  The reason I say to pick 500,000, is that 20% is a 
    reasonable return for a questionnaire of this type.
    
3.  Construct questionnaire.  Get some more statisticians, and psychologists.
    
    
4.  Send it out!  Wait about 5-6 months for returns.  Cull out bogus responses.    (by this I don't mean answers you don't agree with, although I am sure
     this sort of thing is done constantly.  Some people just haven't figured
     out how to respond to a questionnaire properly.)
     
5.  Subject answers to all sorts of statistical tests.	Find a masochist who
    *likes* to work with SPSS.
    
6.  Publish the results!

Now, wasn't that easy?
If we do something like this, we could find out how/what women feel about 
sex...It should only take a year, or two...

Laurie
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