Commissioners debate survey methods after roughly 400 responses to planning questionnaire
Commissioners and staff reviewed recent survey results and debated whether the response set—about 390–400 answers with many incomplete responses—was statistically valid for countywide conclusions; they contrasted anecdotal online responses with results from a prior random-sample survey that produced ~600 usable responses.
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The meeting included an extended discussion about the public survey used to collect input on the comprehensive plan. A staff member reported that "we had 390 people answer the survey; 18 of those were not residents," and commissioners flagged that many online surveys are not statistically representative of the entire county.
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