Conducting end user surveys and analyze data (was: Org-mode to feed a database)

[Karl Voit <devnull@Karl-Voit.at>]

* Vikas Rawal <vikaslists@agrarianresearch.org> wrote:
>
> But there would be many interesting things one could do in an
> emacs/org-based solution. My  biggest worry is that it would
> require continuous training of people coming in to enter data.

I think you can differ between the data entry platform and the
platform where you analyze the data.

You do have to train people using Emacs/Org-mode as well.

When I was a researcher, I used SurveyMonkey for my surveys. It's
open source and web-based. You get the data in CSV files AFAIR.

I also tested Google Drive (spreadsheet) forms which were very easy
to set up. However, the person filling out the survey needs a Google
Drive account. The results were exported in various formats AFAIR.

So, choosing a well known interface type (web-based forms) for
end-users and choosing a separate power-tool for analysis (R,
Org-mode, ...) is not a bad idea IMHO.

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