Small suggestion—could you include some text on the front page about who you think the survey is for (e.g. is it everyone who self-identifies with the term effective altruist? anyone who considers themselves part of the EA community? someone who has read a book / listened to a podcast about effective giving / longtermism / farmed or wild animal welfare?).
I appreciate that the sampling frame here is extremely difficult and I’m supportive of trying to survey ~everyone of relevance, but the way it’s set up now it’s not clear to me who you’re trying to reach. I can imagine people who you might want to reach and fill the survey out not doing so because of how the landing page is set up. I’d push for an inclusive framing of who you’re trying to include. The current page assumes that the reader knows what the “EA survey” is—which is pretty ingroup / assumes a lot.
Thanks for the suggestion! We can certainly add something about this to the landing page. [And have now done so]
I would also note that this text is usually also already included where the survey is distributed. i.e. when the survey is distributed through the EA Newsletter or CEA social media, it will go out with a message like “If you think of yourself, however loosely, as an “effective altruist,” please consider taking the survey — even if you’re very new to EA! Every response helps us get a clearer picture” before people see the survey. That kind of message didn’t seem so necessary on the EA Forum announcement, since this is already a relatively highly engaged audience.
Small suggestion—could you include some text on the front page about who you think the survey is for (e.g. is it everyone who self-identifies with the term effective altruist? anyone who considers themselves part of the EA community? someone who has read a book / listened to a podcast about effective giving / longtermism / farmed or wild animal welfare?).
I appreciate that the sampling frame here is extremely difficult and I’m supportive of trying to survey ~everyone of relevance, but the way it’s set up now it’s not clear to me who you’re trying to reach. I can imagine people who you might want to reach and fill the survey out not doing so because of how the landing page is set up. I’d push for an inclusive framing of who you’re trying to include. The current page assumes that the reader knows what the “EA survey” is—which is pretty ingroup / assumes a lot.
Thanks for the suggestion! We can certainly add something about this to the landing page. [And have now done so]
I would also note that this text is usually also already included where the survey is distributed. i.e. when the survey is distributed through the EA Newsletter or CEA social media, it will go out with a message like “If you think of yourself, however loosely, as an “effective altruist,” please consider taking the survey — even if you’re very new to EA! Every response helps us get a clearer picture” before people see the survey. That kind of message didn’t seem so necessary on the EA Forum announcement, since this is already a relatively highly engaged audience.