Originally Posted by
notEnuf
Still doesn’t help when I can’t answer. Unlike some, I intentionally leave the house without my phone when I’m on my time. Per Delta, I can’t answer it on their time. Opinion only but I think the phone surveys are far from statistically representative. No holiday inn last night but my significant other was a marketing reasearch analyst and says they are bogus FWIW. If the word is out that this is retirement focused, who do you think picks up the phone or ensures the number is not missed?
That said, there’s no perfect solution but thoughtful contemplation from those who care to participate is better IMHO.
You are right when it comes to phone polling. It is much more statisacilly accurate compared to any sort of survey that does not garner at least 60 percent participation, and even 60 percent is borderline.
The problem with surveys (assuming low turnout) is that they are not much different than a FOX/MSNBC “go online to vote” survey. A huge self selection bias that will attract the most vocal which does not represent a actual crosssection of the population (pilot group in this case). As an example, one need to look at just about any social media site including this one when there is a “poll” taken on a TA. The results are never anywhere close to the ultimate poll which is the vote itself.
I know there will be an argument that anyone who doesn’t complete the survey shouldn’t matter, but that is not fairly representing all pilots and the survey is also subject to more gamesmanship than polling. As an example “I want a 100 percent raise!” in an attempt to drive the percentage ask up, but that is not their real ask.
The survey this time was also awful IMO. Trying to assign percentage wants on 10 issues at a time etc had a lot of my peers leaving it unfinished. I also think the way it was worded is going to leave the NC in a bind at some point when there are 132 items that are “must haves” instead of accurately defining the level of importance.