I was recently inspired by a website called The Sciku Project, which touts the “latest scientific discoveries in haiku form”. I have always been fascinated by Haiku – the logical (but also illogical) structure imposed on language in the form of poetry. The structure – 17 syllables in three groups of 5 – 7 – 5 syllables each.
Figured I would give it a try…
We spoke — well, SoundRocket Research Consultant Julie M. Smith, Ph.D.; Research Programmer Rob Young; and Research Analyst Jillian Hunsanger spoke – at the 31st Annual MI AIR Conference in Ann Arbor recently
A couple months ago, I listened to a podcast episode called “Sports Superstitions” on a wonderful podcast called Fearless Conversations with Abby Wambach (which, by the way, is a wonderful podcast on a variety of social issues from the perspective of a professional athlete). It brought back memories of long ago (high school) days when I used to pole vault. For a long time I blamed my youth for the rituals that I would perform before and during competition. How I removed the pole from its cardboard tube, the number of times I rocked back and forth before I started down the runway (three), and even the side of the pit that I used to jump off after I completed a vault (always the left)…
Writing a blog is easy. You write. You publish. That’s it, right?! Well, not so much – and those who have done it (or at least attempted it) know well the kind of psychological games one must play to keep things flowing…
Testing a web-based survey is one of the most detested activities to many in the survey research business. It requires patience, persistence, and tremendous focus. Finding someone who enjoys testing and is good at it is a valuable asset to any survey research team.
A wonderful resource for many details about testing questionnaires (including a chapter on web-based surveys) is Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires.
Here are seven tips to better web-based survey testing practices for your next study…
This post is part of an in-depth exploration and evolution of each guiding principle: inclusivity. GUIDING PRINCIPLE 3 INCLUSIVITY We practice inclusivity in everything we do. We build rooms and doors, not walls. The scientific process benefits...
Continuing the in depth exploration and evolution of our guiding principles, kicked off with an overview of them all, and expanded upon recently with a deep dive into Principle 1, we now turn to the second principle…
You may have seen my recent post about my favorite social science related podcasts. In it I asked readers to tell me about their favorites. One reader, David Roe, pointed me towards one that I had not yet found…
A few months ago I presented SoundRocket’s Guiding Principles on this blog. I promised these were a guide to practice here at SoundRocket, and that they would be continually evaluated and updated where appropriate. I also promised that I would dive into each principle in more depth in future posts. It is time that I do both.
With this post, I will tackle our first principle – Unity…