Difference between revisions of "Measuring needs and preferences"
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Finding out how many citizens have which needs, and what their preferences are between alternative options (e.g. through surveys, opinion polls, preferenda). | 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. |
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==E-polling/E-voting== | ==E-polling/E-voting== | ||
Here we are not talking about voting for representatives, but choosing options on issues. | Here we are not talking about voting for representatives, but choosing options on issues. | ||
| − | + | *voting software can help analyse votes | |
| − | **wireless voting | + | **[http://www.deborda.org/cdrom/cd1.html Deborda] |
| − | **SMS voting | + | *voting hardware can collect votes from dozens or thousands of people at once |
| + | **wireless voting systems: [http://www.xtol.co.uk/demo.html Xtol], [http://www.turningtechnologies.com/ vPad] | ||
| + | **text message (SMS) voting | ||
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==Online surveys== | ==Online surveys== | ||
| + | [[Image:Survey.png|thumb|Online survey cycle]] | ||
**an online survey is designed to replace traditional paper questionnaires. | **an online survey is designed to replace traditional paper questionnaires. | ||
**[http://www.e-consultation.org/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=5 Survey example 1: mobile phone Internet service], [http://www.e-consultation.org/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=1 example 2: various types of survey question | **[http://www.e-consultation.org/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=5 Survey example 1: mobile phone Internet service], [http://www.e-consultation.org/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=1 example 2: various types of survey question | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 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.
- Survey example 1: mobile phone Internet service, [http://www.e-consultation.org/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=1 example 2: various types of survey question
