<VV> CORSA Members on the Internet

[Gary Moore]

Agreed, there are flaws in any survey, but still the survey taken from club rosters by club officials would be much more accurate then relying on each person to answer a survey. Our club has 52 memberships, single and family, 4 do not list an email address and two have non-working email addresses. All are CORSA members. That puts the percentage at 88%. Is this typical? Maybe not, but it is probably pretty close. Gary Moore  

The Internet, a magnificent new technology combining the credibility of anonymous hearsay with the excitement of typing. –Jon Stewart

--- On Tue, 3/9/10, airvair at earthlink.net <airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:

From: airvair at earthlink.net <airvair at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> CORSA Members on the Internet
To: "Gary Moore" <tdrinkr at yahoo.com>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 9:10 AM

Statistically, that STILL wouldn't give you an accurate figure, as there
are members of the national that, for whatever reason, don't belong to a
"local" club. Likewise, you are assuming that your club has 100% CORSA
membership, or at least can or will separate out those who don't, for sake
of your survey.

In statistical analysis, your method of gathering your statistical sampling
is crutial to its accuracy.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: Gary Moore <tdrinkr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> CORSA Members on the Internet
>
> A survey can be taken by contacting chapter officials. As with most
clubs, our treasurer keeps track of our membership records, which includes
email contacts. While it would not be ethical to release member email
addresses, releasing statistics shouldn't be a problem. As newsletter
editor I email our newsletter to nearly 90% of the club members. I believe
that only 6 out of our 100+ members do not have a working email address. A
few of our members get the newsletter in both hard copy and by email.   
    Gary Moore

The Internet, a magnificent new technology combining the credibility of
anonymous hearsay with the excitement of typing. –Jon Stewart