Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

User Survey (series)

2015

A presenter touts a survey showing people love surveys, then admits only 40 of 1,000 responded.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015-01-01-user-survey/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[1] A: "We asked 1000 users how likely they'd be to respond to a user survey, on a scale from 1 to 10."

[2] A: "The average answer was a 9.6, suggesting high enthusiasm and willingness!" B: "Great! So 960 out of the 1000 people responded?"

[3] A: "What? No, only about 40 people responded. But those who did were very willing to do so!"

Topics
Statistics › Sampling › Response BiasStatistics › Sampling › Selection BiasStatistics › SurveysStatistics › MeanStatistics › Statistical Literacy
Level
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolAP Statistics
Themes
Work & JobsCommon MistakesSelf-Reference