Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

Yes, Tom D., this was just for fun, and given the response from so many 
people, I think most have taken it in the way I intended.

Virgil

On 05/13/2014 07:48 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> It's just a "just for fun" survey of what people think they use.
>
> The modules can't be split up and removing any wouldn't reduce the
> code=base by much at all so the usual sinister hidden-agendas behind this
> sort of question are entirely absent.  It's just for fun.
>
> For a lot of us this sort of thing is very difficult because answering
> would require us have really measured usage and give accurate answers
> rather than guesses.  It's the type of question that neurotypicals and
> mainstream-press articles seem to enjoy but that are ultimately fairly
> pointless.  It's just for fun and it's interesting to see people's
> estimates of what they do and to see how they handle giving answers to this
> sort of thing.
> http://musingsofanaspie.com/2013/01/10/what-is-neurotypical/
>
> If we wanted a formal vote then there are various tools such as "Survey
> Monkey", or we could set-up something in LinuxQuestions.Org" or "Ask LO" or
> somewhere.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> On 13 May 2014 06:06, Tom Cloyd <tomcloydmsma@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 05/11/2014 03:53 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> >
> > > I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the
> > > people on this list. I think it helps to know different folks' area of
> > > experience. It might also help us in learning new ways to integrate
> > > the different components. For myself, my approximate usage is:
> > >
> > > Writer     (85% of my use of LO)
> > > Calc        (10%)
> > > Impress  (3%, Maybe four to five presentations a year)
> > > Base       (once a year to print out labels for my Christmas cards)
> > > Draw      (What's that?)
> > >
> > > Virgil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Virgil,
> > I have a considerable background in inferential statistics, and have done
> > formal survey research, in a variety of social and cultural contexts. I
> > want to warn you that this sort of self-select, opt-in survey is NOT the
> > way to go, if your question is serious.
> >
> > You ARE only going to get a subset (sample) of your population of
> > interest, and you'll have no way to relate that subset to the population,
> > thus no way to draw any valid conclusions from the subset. It's
> > pseudo-research, which creates the impression of creating knowledge without
> > actually doing so.
> >
> > Just something for you, and others, to think about.
> >
> > Hope it's helpful.
> >
> > Tom
> >
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