Why Anonymous?
I made the responses to my survey anonymous in an effort to enhance the integrity of my data. My Slideshare presentation probably made it rather clear that I thought people absolutely should start eating Asian carp. Furthermore, the people I asked to respond to my survey were virtually all people I knew. Thus, if I had asked them to attach their names to their input, they might have felt pressured to give me the response they felt I was hoping for. Giving them the opportunity to answer anonymously allowed them, I hope, to answer honestly without worrying I would be offended that they disagreed with me.
Of course, I still have to worry that some of my respondents might have been unduly influenced by the fact that they knew me. That is, they might have thought to themselves, "huh, Joey says we should eat Asian carp. He's a nice guy, I guess. I'll say I would eat it." It is unfortunate that the necessity of including a persuasive Slideshare rendered it impossible for me to keep my opinion about the topic hidden.
However, I hope, and really expect, that most or all of my survey respondents realized that since I was trying to collect accurate data, I wanted entirely honest answers. Particularly since they answered anonymously, I don't think my survey respondents felt pressured to respond with anything but the truth.
This site was created by Joey Benevento in Emory University's Domain of One's Own Program as part of an English 212W class with Professor Marc Bousquet.
Of course, I still have to worry that some of my respondents might have been unduly influenced by the fact that they knew me. That is, they might have thought to themselves, "huh, Joey says we should eat Asian carp. He's a nice guy, I guess. I'll say I would eat it." It is unfortunate that the necessity of including a persuasive Slideshare rendered it impossible for me to keep my opinion about the topic hidden.
However, I hope, and really expect, that most or all of my survey respondents realized that since I was trying to collect accurate data, I wanted entirely honest answers. Particularly since they answered anonymously, I don't think my survey respondents felt pressured to respond with anything but the truth.
This site was created by Joey Benevento in Emory University's Domain of One's Own Program as part of an English 212W class with Professor Marc Bousquet.