Community Engagement Insights/2016-17 Report/Question 273.07-PR08

Question 273.07 (PR08)

When contributing to Wikimedia projects, how often do you start research by... - ...going to the library?

Participants (n) = 399

margin of error = n/a

Median = 2

1 – Never (42%)

2 – Rarely (21%)

3 – Sometimes (21%)

4 – Often (11%)

5 – Almost always (6%)

17% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported starting research by often or almost always going to the library. 42% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported that they never start research by going to the library.

Statistics

Response statistics	Value
Total participants^[?]	433 (100%)
Answered question^[?]	399 (92%)
Skipped question^[?]	34 (8%)
Dropped out^[?]	(not available)
Selected not applicable^[?]	not an option
Participants in graph (n)^[?]	399 (92%)
Margin of error^[?]	n/a

Descriptive statistics	Value
Normal distribution^[?]	No
Mean^[?]	2.19
Median^[?]	2
Mode'^[?]	1
Standard deviation^[?]	1.26
Interquartile range^[?]	2