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This poll is statistically useless. There are 2 layers of self selection involved. The user has to choose to use Google+, and then, after having chosen Google+,
by quanticle 15y ago
This poll is statistically useless. There are 2 layers of self selection involved. The user has to choose to use Google+, and then, after having chosen Google+, the user has to choose to take this poll. So, given that, its not surprising that lots of people like Google+ on this poll.
- pointillistic 15y agoDisagree with the second part of the reasoning. On the forums people show motivation to report dislikes and negative reviews. So for sure you would hear about the negative user experience, especially after people invested time in the gizmo.
- ForrestN 15y agoRegardless, it's impossible to weigh your sense of the motivation of respondents to be negative against the extent to which they've self-selected, at least in any scientific way.
- pointillistic 15y agowho claimed a "scientific way" with this poll? for real!
- stingraycharles 15y agoWhich is exactly what the OP is trying to say, that this poll is statistically useless and therefore has no value.
- revscat 15y agoI would prepend another layer to your list: the user has to have been chosen by Google to participate. This is still a closed beta, and it's highly likely that the simple act of being among one of the Google+ Chosen Ones means that survey respondents have a positive bias.