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ajm3s writes:

in response to lauralbi1:

I am VERY interested to know the true, accurate figures regarding the total number of responses received from MICA SURVEYS. It would mean a lot to not just myself, but we can use the information to make statements to Council in the future.

The only issue I have had with past surveys is that the last time I checked for true, accurate numbers, 6,000 surveys were mailed out and only 2,000 came back. That response does not make up enough of an opinion to be meaningful.

I question the 4,000 to 6,000 figure used above just because it is not a definitive number, but rather a range. I would like the exact number.

Ruth ??

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Ed Issler

As in all surveys, there is an MOE. And a 33% response is fairly average given a 4k- 6k population size. But as in real life, there are so many factors to consider in evaluating responses to surveys.

http://www.supersurvey.com/papers/sup...

But irregardless of numbers, there were specific questions asked and there are specific respondents, and they are a voice that is dismissed by some on Planning Board because the survey is suspect as expressed:

“With all due respect,” said Planning Board member Monte Lazarus, “in some MICA surveys, the answer is part of the question. I don’t see the neutrality or the validity.”

So are we to dismiss the MICA surveys because some questions are too leading? I think NOT.

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