Hi
See your point, but in this case the survey didn't allow people to select more than one option, so I stand by the stats (I wrote the piece and designed the survey). Users could only select one of the following options, not select more than one option:
1= It has upgraded all desktops to Windows Vista
2= It has begun an upgrade to Vista
3= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 6 months
4= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 12 months
5= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 18 months
6= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 24 months
7= Not upgrading to Vista
So it is possible to add up the % to get to the number who will have upgraded within 2 years. For instance, if 10% of people say they will do their homework by Monday, 10% by Tuesday, 10% by Wednesday, then 30% will have done their homework by Wednesday, right? Not 10%, as you suggest.
Take it another way. Those Not Upgrading to Vista came in at 44%. Added together, because respondents could only pick one option, the figures add up to 100%. If people could have selected, say, that they have already started an upgrade AND that they will have upgraded within 18 months, then your point would be valid, but the survey didn't work like that.
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Hi See your point, but in this case the survey didn't allow people to select more than one option, so I stand by the stats (I wrote the piece and designed the survey). Users could only select one of the following options, not select more than one option:
1= It has upgraded all desktops to Windows Vista 2= It has begun an upgrade to Vista 3= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 6 months 4= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 12 months 5= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 18 months 6= It will be upgrading to Vista in the next 24 months 7= Not upgrading to Vista
So it is possible to add up the % to get to the number who will have upgraded within 2 years. For instance, if 10% of people say they will do their homework by Monday, 10% by Tuesday, 10% by Wednesday, then 30% will have done their homework by Wednesday, right? Not 10%, as you suggest.
Take it another way. Those Not Upgrading to Vista came in at 44%. Added together, because respondents could only pick one option, the figures add up to 100%. If people could have selected, say, that they have already started an upgrade AND that they will have upgraded within 18 months, then your point would be valid, but the survey didn't work like that.
All the best Jason Stamper, CBR