Community Engagement Insights/2016-17 Report/Question 273.01-PR08

Question 273.01 (PR08)

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When contributing to Wikimedia projects, how often do you start research by... - ...using a search engine (e.g. Yahoo, Google)?


Median = 4

1 – Never (4%)
2 – Rarely (2%)
3 – Sometimes (14%)
4 – Often (31%)
5 – Almost always (48%)
79% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported using using a search engine (e.g. Yahoo, Google) to start research for contributing to Wikipedia articles.


Statistics

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Response statistics Value
Total participants[?] 433 (100%)
Answered question[?] 418 (97%)
Skipped question[?] 15 (3%)
Dropped out[?] (not available)
Selected not applicable[?] not an option
Participants in graph (n)[?] 418 (97%)
Margin of error[?] n/a
Descriptive statistics Value
Normal distribution[?] No
Mean[?] 4.17
Median[?] 4
Mode'[?] 5
Standard deviation[?] 1.04
Interquartile range[?] 1