Community Engagement Insights/2016-17 Report/Question 273.03-PR08

Question 273.03 (PR08)

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When contributing to Wikimedia projects, how often do you start research by... - ...searching in a library catalogue or search tool?


Median = 2

1 – Never (35%)
2 – Rarely (19%)
3 – Sometimes (20%)
4 – Often (19%)
5 – Almost always (8%)
27% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported searching often or almost always in a library catalogue or search tool to find research for contributing to Wikipedia articles. 35% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported that they never search a library catalogue or search tool.


Statistics

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Response statistics Value
Total participants[?] 433 (100%)
Answered question[?] 394 (91%)
Skipped question[?] 39 (9%)
Dropped out[?] (not available)
Selected not applicable[?] not an option
Participants in graph (n)[?] 394 (91%)
Margin of error[?] n/a
Descriptive statistics Value
Normal distribution[?] No
Mean[?] 2.44
Median[?] 2
Mode'[?] 1
Standard deviation[?] 1.33
Interquartile range[?] 3