Chris

Er, isn't one function of an email group like this to facilitate discussion among its members?  It may just be me, but I've found the recent exchanges on paradata rather more enjoyable than most of the messages I get through any of the email communities that I belong to.  Most people posting items are simply broadcasting news of an event or publication etc.  Nothing wrong with that, but they usually fail to generate any discussion or exchange of ideas.

Best regards

Paul

PAUL ALLIN, CStat, FRSA
Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London

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Thanks to everyone for this information - I am sure we are all much more clued up on what paradata is.

Can I just please remind everyone that emails to the list go to close to 800 people so I hope the discussion is now concluded.

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On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Francis, Brian <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Wikipedia I think is wrong - that is the definition of metadata, not paradata.  Paradata is data collected on question responses apart from the response itself ( length of time of respondent to answer,  number of times question is repeated before respondent answers, number of “ums”by respondent , number of eyeblinks of respondent for any specific question - or maybe number of loud coughs from the audience in a game show context!!). But think it’s up to the organisers to repost the announcement with a bit more info. ...

After all, if this mailing list is not certain, who does?

Brian Francis

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Subject: Re: Paradata Conference - 26 June 2014 - Royal Statistical Society

Definitive definition is below - I'm sure of it. Or not.


Much as we love it, perhaps we have to face the brutal truth that jargon has its downsides. :o/


http://www.paradata.org.uk/



On 21 Feb 2014, at 17:06, "Williams Martin J (RDS)" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Ever been paragliding?

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Sent: 21 February 2014 16:46
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Subject: Re: Paradata Conference - 26 June 2014 - Royal Statistical Society

Wkipaedia says:

The paradata of a survey are data about the process by which the survey data were collected.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradata#cite_note-1>[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradata#cite_note-2> Paradata are usually "administrative data about the survey."[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradata#cite_note-3>
Presumably paradata cold be about any kind of data not just surveys

I had no idea either! but then people who don't know are unlikely to answer the call
best

Diana
On 21 Feb 2014, at 15:37, "Stratton Irene (GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:



I have no idea what paradata is!


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APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING

Dear All,

Gabi  Durrant and myself are organising a  1-day conference on paradata on the 26th of June at the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) in London, titled ‘Paradata: From Survey Research to Practice’. The event is a part of an ESRC research grant on paradata and is also being organised in conjunction with the RSS Social Statistics Section.


Please note that the event is free but registration will be required as places are limited.


Further information about the event and online registration are at  http://www.southampton.ac.uk/paradata_event .Please also find the conference flyer attached.


If you have any questions about the event, please contact Dr Olga Maslovskaya ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).


Look forward to seeing you at the conference.


Best wishes,


Olga and Gabi

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