https://surveywiki.info/index.php?title=Inescapable_Laws_of_Survey&feed=atom&action=historyInescapable Laws of Survey - Revision history2024-03-29T14:13:51ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.0https://surveywiki.info/index.php?title=Inescapable_Laws_of_Survey&diff=1092&oldid=prevAdmin: Created page with "'''When they ask you to do a survey: GORDON'S FIRST LAW''' * If a research project is not worth doing, it is not worth doing well. '''When writing a survey proposal: LAUNEGAYER..."2011-08-15T06:05:25Z<p>Created page with "'''When they ask you to do a survey: GORDON'S FIRST LAW''' * If a research project is not worth doing, it is not worth doing well. '''When writing a survey proposal: LAUNEGAYER..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''When they ask you to do a survey: GORDON'S FIRST LAW'''<br />
* If a research project is not worth doing, it is not worth doing well.<br />
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'''When writing a survey proposal: LAUNEGAYER'S OBSERVATION'''<br />
* Asking dumb questions is easier than correcting dumb mistakes.<br />
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'''When planning logistics (don’t be too dependent on equipment): PHILLIPS' LAW'''<br />
* The better the 4WD, the further away you will be when you get stuck.<br />
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'''When doing pre-survey library research: WEINER'S LAW OF LIBRARIES'''<br />
* There are no answers, only cross-references.<br />
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'''When defining research questions for a survey: BARUCH'S OBSERVATION'''<br />
* If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.<br />
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'''When selecting tools: COCHRANE'S APHORISM for physicians'''<br />
* Before ordering a test decide what you will do if it is 1) positive or 2) negative. If both answers are the same, don’t do the test.<br />
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'''When formulating interview questions: MURRAY'S LAWS'''<br />
:# Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.<br />
:# Never ask a salesman if his is a good price.<br />
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'''When researching population, history, etc. (know when to stop): SEGAL'S LAW'''<br />
* A man with one watch knows what time it is.<br />
* A man with two watches is never sure.<br />
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'''When consulting on someone else's survey: THE ROMAN RULE'''<br />
* The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.<br />
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'''When gathering data: LEVY'S NINTH LAW'''<br />
* Only God can make a random selection.<br />
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'''When analysing the data: FOURTH LAW OF REVISION'''<br />
* After painstaking and careful analysis of a sample, you are always told that it is the wrong sample and does not apply to the problem.<br />
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'''Remember to define your terms! COHEN'S LAW'''<br />
* What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts-- not the facts themselves.<br />
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'''When drawing conclusions: THUMB'S FIRST POSTULATE'''<br />
* It is better to solve a problem with a crude approximation and know the truth + 10%, than to demand an exact solution and not know the truth at all.<br />
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'''At unexpected times throughout the course of a survey: OLIVIER'S LAW'''<br />
* Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.<br />
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