CT usage statistics

Why is the pool of contributors of CT 'not representative'? They are a random group of the main membership so why would they not be representative? Are CT posters drawn from a particular sector of the membership?

CT cannot be repesentative, by it's very nature, as it's an on-line forum, and there will certainly be members of the CC who do not use a computer, small numbers though they may be.

If typically a national pole of 2000 households is considered to be representative of 62 million that live in the UK why shouldn't 130 or so be representative of 350,000.

peedee

Somewhat better than the average number of posts on the C&CC forum which seems to be bumping along at around 20 a day. OK early days and not much publicy thus far.

David

but the quality of the posts are much better, so less is more

but the quality of the posts are much better, so less is more

Interestingly I have yet to see that!

David

If typically a national pole of 2000 households is considered to be representative of 62 million that live in the UK why shouldn't 130 or so be representative of 350,000.

peedee

I think they are a bit more careful about getting a representative section of society. On CT, in my opinion, a disproportionate number seem to be retired, or at least older. Also of course CT users don't include those who can't use IT or those that do, but would think it uncool to do so.

but the quality of the posts are much better, so less is more

Interestingly I have yet to see that!

David

Write your comments here...Mr too David .

 If the statistics were to be based on the posts relevant to our hobby and not all the irrelevances like "What are you up to today" ( shampood the Hamster).  Virtually,dead threads like Sunday Departures, and the multitude of Forum error Reporting posts, there would be very little to base the statistics on. 

K 

To make it abundantly clear,In my above post, I was referring to this forum and NOT the C&CC forum.  -- The post timed out before I could complete it.

K 

but the quality of the posts are much better, so less is more

Interestingly I have yet to see that!

David

Write your comments here...Mr too David .

 If the statistics were to be based on the posts relevant to our hobby and not all the irrelevances like "What are you up to today" ( shampood the Hamster).  Virtually,dead threads like Sunday Departures, and the multitude of Forum error Reporting posts, there would be very little to base the statistics on. 

K 

Ah, but just think, K, if it weren't for Sunday Departures and Error Reporting, you'd never have got that purple star! 

If it wasn’t for the star system, I think that the activity on here would be in serious decline. Unless I misread the behavior of regular posters, many of the posts on here have the purpose of scoring star points rather than providing content of any value.

I do not think it would be in decline so much ,but if it did not have the star system you would be able to follow posts easier instead of "Likes" filling the latest posts in bulk