Community Engagement Insights/2016-17 Report/Question 272-PR03

Question 272 (PR03)

How often do you search for or use non-Wikimedia resources (books, websites, research papers) when creating content on Wikimedia projects?

Participants (n) = 430

margin of error = n/a

Median = 5

1 – Never (3%)

2 – Rarely (4%)

3 – Sometimes (14%)

4 – Often (28%)

5 – Almost always (51%)

79% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported searching or using often or almost always for non-Wikimedia resources (books, websites, research papers) when creating content on Wikimedia projects.

Statistics

Response statistics	Value
Total participants^[?]	430 (100%)
Answered question^[?]	430 (100%)
Skipped question^[?]	0 (0%)%)
Dropped out^[?]	(not available)
Selected not applicable^[?]	not an option
Participants in graph (n)^[?]	430 (100%)
Margin of error^[?]	n/a

Descriptive statistics	Value
Normal distribution^[?]	Unknown
Mean^[?]	4.19
Median^[?]	5
Mode'^[?]	5
Standard deviation^[?]	1.04
Interquartile range^[?]	1