Voting options for future collection polls

[GoktimusPrime]

As was discussed on this thread, several people feel the need for the poll options to be revised to better reflect the growing number of Transformer toys that people are owning in their collections, particularly as the number of people owning 1000 or more Transformers is becoming more commonplace, the "1000 or more" option is no longer adequate... especially when more and more people's collection will hit the 2000 mark.

So how should the new poll categories be divided? Because some message boards only allow a maximum of 10 voting options, we can't have more than 10. So should we have:

+ Multiples of 200
i.e. <=200 / 400 / 600 / 800 / 1000 / 1200 / 1400 / 1600 / 1800 / 2000+

+ Multiples of 300
i.e. <=300 / 600 / 900 / 1200 / 1500 / 1800 / 2100 / 2400 / 2700 / 3000+

+ Multiples of 400
i.e. <=400 / 800 / 1200 / 1600 / 2000 / 2400 / 2800 / 3200 / 3600 / 4000+

+ Multiples of 500
i.e. <=500 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 / 2500 / 3000 / 3500 / 4000 / 4500 / 5000+

[liegeprime]

Voted : it says specify. have a different pie chart showing off the 1000+ collection results. Increments could be in 100s. This will mean we still keep the original demographic data for the first pie (100 increments) and just have a separate breakdown for the 1000+ in another pie chart. Coz I think making the increments higher will (say per 200 mark) will not reflect a good comparison from the previous 2 data already done ( which is the point of doing this yearly anyways) thereby amending it now to increase the increments by 200 will not jive with the first. Just add another pie chart for the breakdown of the 1000+. This would mean having a separate poll mebbe for 1000+ collectors. Also there will always be new members whose collecting habits are not as voracious as some so will prolly just pick up an item or two and not even have 100 for their collection count, increase in the increments would likely exclude them which I believe is not the point of the yearly poll.

[G1Optimal]

Stupid question why can't it be a doubling, tripling and so on of the previous group?

etc...
Doubling
<=100 / <=200 / <=400 / <=800 / <=1600 / <=3200 / <=6400

Tripling
<=100 / <=300 / <=600 / <=1200 / <=3600 / <=7200 / <=14400


Other than this multiples of between 300 and 400...
"as i kind of like the idea of not to little (200) and not to much (500) in this case "

Voted : it says specify. have a different pie chart showing off the 1000+ collection results. Increments could be in 100s. This will mean we still keep the original demographic data for the first pie (100 increments) and just have a separate breakdown for the 1000+ in another pie chart. Coz I think making the increments higher will (say per 200 mark) will not reflect a good comparison from the previous 2 data already done ( which is the point of doing this yearly anyways) thereby amending it now to increase the increments by 200 will not jive with the first. Just add another pie chart for the breakdown of the 1000+. This would mean having a separate poll mebbe for 1000+ collectors. Also there will always be new members whose collecting habits are not as voracious as some so will prolly just pick up an item or two and not even have 100 for their collection count, increase in the increments would likely exclude them which I believe is not the point of the yearly poll.

Stupid though
I wonder, if darkening the colour "based" on the percentage within the same group on the pie graph would do that.

[The_Damned]

i think increments of 200 would be good

[STL]

Gok, why not ask members to supply their collection count figures. In doing so that could allow u to select the most appropriate data range rather than having to conjecture over what options to use. It's a bit more work but I think every member would just have to nominate their number. It's also allow you to conduct more statistical analysis such as correlations between different data points, growth rates, hypothesis testing etc. You could also be able to normalise the data which would really help with providing more info.

[GoktimusPrime]

It's a bit more work

It would be a lot more work (and time!). (^_^)

[dirge]

STL, you're asking this of a guy who still uses MS Paint to create his photocomics

I voted for 200 - it'll give a good representation without the numbers clumping up at the "x00+" data range. Ideally I'd love to see 20 or 30 options, so that you get a deep data set, but yeah some boards limit the options.

[STL]

It would be a lot more work (and time!). (^_^)

I can help out. It shouldn't take too long once you have the data. Probably 20 minutes tops. But judging by (now) last year's results, I think you've got it about right. The data set seems skewed leftwards meaning that you need to construct intervals that are smaller to capture the more sensitive changes in that.

And looking at last year's data set a normal distribution would be very interesting to find out where the mean is. But anyways, if u want to, that's one way to do it next year and i'd be happy to help with the Excel side of things.

And Gok, you need to stop using MS Paint.

[BigTransformerTrev]

How about instead of numbers you do a poll on what kinds of figures people perfer to collect and why?

[Sharky]

Gok, why not ask members to supply their collection count figures. In doing so that could allow u to select the most appropriate data range rather than having to conjecture over what options to use. It's a bit more work but I think every member would just have to nominate their number. It's also allow you to conduct more statistical analysis such as correlations between different data points, growth rates, hypothesis testing etc. You could also be able to normalise the data which would really help with providing more info.

i couldnt give you an exact number i just ball park it......which is where goks surveys are good, i dont really care how small my collection is

i voted 200 increments seems resonable as there isnt usually 200 items released in a year to make massive shifts in the figures

Better start counting then... >_<

i give up after 21