Re:Show HN: The Programmer's Political Axis - where do you f...
by parfe on Monday August 13, 2012 @10:34AM
(#4376049)
44.44% Conservative and 55.56% Liberal
Provides no feedback on what they do with your age, startupness, or favorite language. No anchors to know what liberal vs conservative means. Bolded portion of questions can be redefined in the body, e.g. #2, #6. Not a useful experience/waste of time.
If you aren't showing "Java coders fall here, Python coders fall here. Lispers here." Call your survey a work in progress, but it's pointless for anyone to currently fill out as it doesn't show meaningful feedback.
Provides no feedback on what they do with your age, startupness, or favorite language. No anchors to know what liberal vs conservative means. Bolded portion of questions can be redefined in the body, e.g. #2, #6. Not a useful experience/waste of time.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/charts/us2012.php That is anchoring.
If you aren't showing "Java coders fall here, Python coders fall here. Lispers here." Call your survey a work in progress, but it's pointless for anyone to currently fill out as it doesn't show meaningful feedback.
I think that x% conservative y% liberal is 'meaningful feedback' to some people (https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/sweaxis.org)