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thanks for the offer. I am not interested in "polling' in which I would invest considerable time to devise solid questions without being able to define who is taking the poll and the methodology of selecting those who answer.
of course a HT to stoaty who got so many to respond with comments, which were illuminating. In my view, that should make clear to Nissan that the replacement-cost answer is being closely watched and that many are not happy with the wait. some do see the wait as no biggee because they presume they will get an answer shortly and it will be before they need to take any action on the battery.
to elaborate on my first remark, we used to do "polls" at a very large interest group (think AMA or ADA or ABA) where I ran communications and send it out to the media. a self-selected group that received emails or were members, answered the polls. however, the results were all dictated by who decided to answer. We figured the angriest and most active were poll takers and they had a definite point of view.
very few of the media ever remarked on how the polled folks were selected but still published stories about the results. we included that data and the methodology in our results, in small type.
polling at MNL is an odd practice, given that any member can answer and no member is required to answer.
garbage in garbage out. it may be useful when asking about actual car usage, range, etc., but asking for views or opinions -- not so much. then you have the questions, which can be flawed, as we have seen.
then you have how it is interpreted, and I wrote a mock story showing the results the way i would like them to be seen.
Leaf owners upset at no battery price. Nissan failing that group.
of course, you can do your own version.
of course a HT to stoaty who got so many to respond with comments, which were illuminating. In my view, that should make clear to Nissan that the replacement-cost answer is being closely watched and that many are not happy with the wait. some do see the wait as no biggee because they presume they will get an answer shortly and it will be before they need to take any action on the battery.
to elaborate on my first remark, we used to do "polls" at a very large interest group (think AMA or ADA or ABA) where I ran communications and send it out to the media. a self-selected group that received emails or were members, answered the polls. however, the results were all dictated by who decided to answer. We figured the angriest and most active were poll takers and they had a definite point of view.
very few of the media ever remarked on how the polled folks were selected but still published stories about the results. we included that data and the methodology in our results, in small type.
polling at MNL is an odd practice, given that any member can answer and no member is required to answer.
garbage in garbage out. it may be useful when asking about actual car usage, range, etc., but asking for views or opinions -- not so much. then you have the questions, which can be flawed, as we have seen.
then you have how it is interpreted, and I wrote a mock story showing the results the way i would like them to be seen.
Leaf owners upset at no battery price. Nissan failing that group.
of course, you can do your own version.