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Board approves moving forward with scientific telephone survey to gauge community opinion
Summary
Following a presentation by a consultant, the Little Falls board voted to proceed with a randomized telephone survey to gather community views on district priorities and potential funding requests; consultant outlined methods, sample sizes and typical timelines and cost ranges.
The Little Falls Public School District Board of Education voted to proceed with a scientific telephone survey after a presentation from a consultant who described random-sample telephone polling methods, typical sample sizes, costs and a realistic timeline.
Peter, a survey consultant who has worked with Minnesota school districts, told the board the vendor uses random samples drawn from a national phone-number database and schedules calls by appointment to minimize selection bias. "If you hire us, typically we set up what I call a brainstorming discussion... the main charge I have is to write neutrally worded questions," he said.
Peter recommended a 400…
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