Question
Is this prevalence
toward North America biased by the geographical demographics of those
responding to the poll? E.g., could the ~ 2:1 preference for a North
American conference venue over a European conference venue be
attributed to a
(possibly) similarly larger number of respondents from North America
who (speculatively) might
favor a "local" conference?Answer
It does not appear so.
While the country of residence of poll respondents was not individually inquired, nearly all of the respondents to the SEC2011/2012 poll, solicited through SEML, were SEML subscribers. Michael Gill, SEML Moderator, has informed (as of 09 April 2009) that: 47.4% of SEML subscribers are European (including the UK), and 36.6 % of SEML subscribers are North American (USA, Canada & Mexico) If the geographic distribution amongst the SEML subscribers is representative of those responding to the poll, then it does not appear that North Americans have not "stuffed the ballot box" by strength of numbers. North American SEML subscribers are "out-numbered" by Europeans by a factor of 1.3x, yet, collectively, twice as many poll respondents favored North America over Europe by ~ 2:1 for the next SEC conference site. |
Good: Are there any calendar
months that would be significantly
preferable over others? Bad: Are there any months that would preclude your attendance? |