Seb's "wikis and knowledge sharing" survey: Results

Sébastien Paquet
Université de Montréal
January 2003

Questionnaire

Raw data: Excel (36 Kb) - SPSS (17 Kb)

Note that some quantities (e.g., means) are not very meaningful.

1. Have you ever visited a community wiki?

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1. Have you ever visited a community wiki?
N Valid 167
Missing 1
Mean ,66
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation ,47

1. Have you ever visited a community wiki?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid no 56 33,3 33,5 33,5
yes 111 66,1 66,5 100,0
Total 167 99,4 100,0
Missing System 1 ,6

Total 168 100,0


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2. How often do you visit wikis?

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2. How often do you visit wikis?
N Valid 114
Missing 54
Mean ,99
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation 1,01

2. How often do you visit wikis?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid <=once/month 46 27,4 40,4 40,4
>once/month 35 20,8 30,7 71,1
>once/week 21 12,5 18,4 89,5
>once/day 12 7,1 10,5 100,0
Total 114 67,9 100,0
Missing System 54 32,1

Total 168 100,0


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3. How often do you visit wikis to locate interesting work-related material?

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3. How often do you visit wikis to locate interesting work-related material?
N Valid 114
Missing 54
Mean ,74
Median ,00
Std. Deviation ,89

3. How often do you visit wikis to locate interesting work-related material?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid <=once/month 58 34,5 50,9 50,9
>once/month 34 20,2 29,8 80,7
>once/week 16 9,5 14,0 94,7
>once/day 6 3,6 5,3 100,0
Total 114 67,9 100,0
Missing System 54 32,1

Total 168 100,0


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4. What percentage of the time that you spend reading for professional purposes is devoted to reading material in wikis?

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4. What percentage of the time that you spend reading for professional purposes is devoted to reading material in wikis?
N Valid 112
Missing 56
Mean ,86
Median ,00
Std. Deviation 1,73

4. What percentage of the time that you spend reading for professional purposes is devoted to reading material in wikis?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid <10% 75 44,6 67,0 67,0
10% 13 7,7 11,6 78,6
20% 12 7,1 10,7 89,3
30% 5 3,0 4,5 93,7
40% 2 1,2 1,8 95,5
50% 2 1,2 1,8 97,3
80% 2 1,2 1,8 99,1
100% 1 ,6 ,9 100,0
Total 112 66,7 100,0
Missing System 56 33,3

Total 168 100,0


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5. Are there wikis that you regard as being among the best sources of information on a particular topic?

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5. Are there wikis that you regard as being among the best sources of information on a particular topic?
N Valid 113
Missing 55
Mean ,80
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation ,72

5. Are there wikis that you regard as being among the best sources of information on a particular topic?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 0 43 25,6 38,1 38,1
1 50 29,8 44,2 82,3
>=2 20 11,9 17,7 100,0
Total 113 67,3 100,0
Missing System 55 32,7

Total 168 100,0


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6. Are there wikis that you regard as being among the best sources of knowledge on a particular interdisciplinary topic?

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6. Are there wikis that you regard as being among the best sources of knowledge on a particular interdisciplinary topic?
N Valid 114
Missing 54
Mean ,47
Median ,00
Std. Deviation ,67

6. Are there wikis that you regard as being among the best sources of knowledge on a particular interdisciplinary topic?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 0 71 42,3 62,3 62,3
1 32 19,0 28,1 90,4
>=2 11 6,5 9,6 100,0
Total 114 67,9 100,0
Missing System 54 32,1

Total 168 100,0


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7. Have wikis helped you find people with professional interests close to yours but with a different professional background than yours?

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7. Have wikis helped you find people with professional interests close to yours but with a different professional background than yours?
N Valid 113
Missing 55
Mean ,73
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation ,91

7. Have wikis helped you find people with professional interests close to yours but with a different professional background than yours?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 0 56 33,3 49,6 49,6
1-2 40 23,8 35,4 85,0
3-4 8 4,8 7,1 92,0
>=5 9 5,4 8,0 100,0
Total 113 67,3 100,0
Missing System 55 32,7

Total 168 100,0


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8. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, do you think you could have connected with these people in another way than through wikis?

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8. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, do you think you could have connected with these people in another way than through wikis?
N Valid 62
Missing 106
Mean 1,26
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation ,85

8. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, do you think you could have connected with these people in another way than through wikis?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid no 13 7,7 21,0 21,0
probably not 23 13,7 37,1 58,1
probably yes 23 13,7 37,1 95,2
definitely 3 1,8 4,8 100,0
Total 62 36,9 100,0
Missing System 106 63,1

Total 168 100,0


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9. Have you ever edited a wiki page?

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9. Have you ever edited a wiki page?
N Valid 112
Missing 56
Mean ,67
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation ,47

9. Have you ever edited a wiki page?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid no 37 22,0 33,0 33,0
yes 75 44,6 67,0 100,0
Total 112 66,7 100,0
Missing System 56 33,3

Total 168 100,0


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10. How often do you edit wiki pages?

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10. How often do you edit wiki pages?
N Valid 76
Missing 92
Mean ,97
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation 1,05

10. How often do you edit wiki pages?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid <=once/month 34 20,2 44,7 44,7
>once/month 18 10,7 23,7 68,4
>once/week 16 9,5 21,1 89,5
>once/day 8 4,8 10,5 100,0
Total 76 45,2 100,0
Missing System 92 54,8

Total 168 100,0


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11. Based on your experience, would you say that a wiki enables the formation of a community of people with an interest in an interdisciplinary topic more easily than other available means of communication?

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11. Based on your experience, would you say that a wiki enables the formation of a community of people with an interest in an interdisciplinary topic more easily than other available means of communication?
N Valid 75
Missing 93
Mean 1,17
Median 1,00
Std. Deviation ,67

11. Based on your experience, would you say that a wiki enables the formation of a community of people with an interest in an interdisciplinary topic more easily than other available means of communication?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid no 11 6,5 14,7 14,7
yes 40 23,8 53,3 68,0
don't know 24 14,3 32,0 100,0
Total 75 44,6 100,0
Missing System 93 55,4

Total 168 100,0


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12. Professionally, you would describe yourself as

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12. Professionally, you would describe yourself as
N Valid 76
Missing 92
Mean 2,99
Median 3,00
Std. Deviation 2,98

12. Professionally, you would describe yourself as

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid a technologist 34 20,2 44,7 44,7
a journalist 1 ,6 1,3 46,1
a librarian 2 1,2 2,6 48,7
an educator 4 2,4 5,3 53,9
a lawyer 1 ,6 1,3 55,3
a consultant 13 7,7 17,1 72,4
a researcher 9 5,4 11,8 84,2
another kind of knowledge worker 9 5,4 11,8 96,1
not a knowledge worker 3 1,8 3,9 100,0
Total 76 45,2 100,0
Missing System 92 54,8

Total 168 100,0


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13. How many years of professional experience do you have?

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13. How many years of professional experience do you have?
N Valid 76
Missing 92
Mean 4,42
Median 5,00
Std. Deviation 1,26

13. How many years of professional experience do you have?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1-2 4 2,4 5,3 5,3
3-5 12 7,1 15,8 21,1
6-10 18 10,7 23,7 44,7
11-20 28 16,7 36,8 81,6
>20 14 8,3 18,4 100,0
Total 76 45,2 100,0
Missing System 92 54,8

Total 168 100,0


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