Community Engagement Insights/2016-17 Report/Question 273.08-PR08

Question 273.08 (PR08)

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When contributing to Wikimedia projects, how often do you start research by... - ...using Open Access repositories or databases?


Median = 2

1 – Never (37%)
2 – Rarely (20%)
3 – Sometimes (19%)
4 – Often (17%)
5 – Almost always (7%)
37% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported starting research by often or almost always using Open Access repositories or databases. 24% of sampled editors who participated in the survey reported that they never start research by using Open Access repositories or databases.


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[?] 2.38
Median[?] 2
Mode'[?] 1
Standard deviation[?] 1.33
Interquartile range[?] 2