Thursday, May 20, 2010

Is there a grammatical error in this sentence?

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Based on our experience, if we invite director, agenda or invitation should have been received 2-3 weeks before the event. If possible, could you please send us the draft report of this survey to us this week, we want to know the description of this survey result as our information for Mr Rich to brief Andy about this survey . We look forward to the agenda and the draft report.

Is there a grammatical error in this sentence?
I think this is what you mean...





Generally, when our director is invited to an event, we expect/prefer to receive the invitation or agenda 2-3 weeks in advance. We would appreciate it if you would please send us the draft report of this survey this week. We need to receive a description of the survey results, so Mr. Rich can use it to brief Andy about this survey.





Again, please promptly send us the agenda and the draft report. We would appreciate your help.





Thanks and regards.
Reply:Absolutely, both sentences are poorly written.





Based on our experience, if we invite director, agenda or invitation should have been received 2-3 weeks before the event. (Grammatical errors in this sentence)





If possible, could you please send us the draft report of this survey to us this week, we want to know the description of this survey result as our information for Mr Rich to brief Andy about this survey . (Grammatical errors in this sentence)





We look forward to the agenda and the draft report.
Reply:here's how I'd rewrite it:





Based on our experience, if we invite the director, an agenda or invitation should have been received 2-3 weeks before the event. If possible, could you please send us the draft report of this survey to us this week? We want to know the survey results to use as information for Mr. Rich to brief Andy about the survey. We look forward to (receiving?) the agenda and the draft report.





not very clear about the last sentence. you need to tell what about the agenda you look forward to.
Reply:below is probably a more structured rephrased passage.


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Based on our experience, if we invite the director, agenda or invitation should be received 2-3 weeks before the event. Please send us the draft report for this survey this week; we want to know the interpretation of this survey results for Mr. Rich to brief Andi correctly.





We look forward to receiving the agenda and the draft report.
Reply:The first sentence didn't make very much sense to me. when you start to say " we want to know the description...", I think you should put a period before that, and start it as a new sentence, and instead of saying " we want to know", you should say, "we would like to know", or something like that. put a period after "Mr." when you say "Mr. Rich".
Reply:I'm sorry but that paragraph doesn't contain a single sentence that makes sense in English. It's littered with all kinds of structural and grammatical errors as well as repetition. I'm sorry but it's barely even correctable, it needs to be completely re-written.
Reply:Wow! That sentence makes no sense at all. Try again.
Reply:Yes
Reply:sorry, but yes.
Reply:yes


What information would you like to find about Balearic Islands on the Web?

IBIT Foundation and Mallorca Fernsehen realise together a survey in order to


find out, what kind of information about Balearic Islands the tourists search


for in internet before, during and after their journey and in which format they


would like to receive it.





The survey is to be found under:





in English: http://enquestes.ibit.org/touristicinfor...


in German: http://enquestes.ibit.org/touristischein...


in Spanish: http://enquestes.ibit.org/informaciontur...





We kindly ask you to fulfil the survey and according to the possibilities to


distribute the links of the survey. The results of the study will be published


at the end of 2007.





Thank you in advance for your help.





Kind regards,

What information would you like to find about Balearic Islands on the Web?
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Reply:See ...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Is...


and


http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/...


and


http://www.indigoguide.com/spain/baleari...


and


http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/...


and more...


Good luck!


How to analyze likert scale results?

i used a 5 point likert scale. i got the results of my survey but now i am at lost as to how to interpret these data.

How to analyze likert scale results?
Well you can do a couple things. You can plot the answers on a graph which will show you clusters of responses. You can do averages for responses on all your questions. For example the average answer for question three was 4 on the likert scale. Without anymore information it's hard to give a more detailed response. Find someone who is a statistics whiz and run ANOVA on it. (analysis of variance)

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BBC Millennium Survey?

Where can i find the results for BBC Millennium Survey's results?


i want to know about the top 10 songs

BBC Millennium Survey?
Here's an article, although it doesn't give much detail:





"Liam Gallagher and Luciano Pavarotti are among the favourites in a poll to decide the most influential musician of all time. "





http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment...
Reply:Why it will all be made up!


How to put PDF tables into MS Word?

I have a lengthy pdf of some survey results that are heavily formatted. Is there any way I can move it into a word document without losing the formatting? Is there a way to just make it into an image I can put into Word?

How to put PDF tables into MS Word?
You need Adobe Pro first of all, with that, open up your PDF then save as TIFF. Next, open the TIFF file back up in Adobe Pro and hit Advanced %26gt; Export All Images. Finally, drag and drop each image into your Word document.
Reply:Try to do a screen shot of it by having the PDF open with the full table in view and hitting Alt + Print Screen on the keyboard. Then pasting it into a image processing application like MS Paint, cropping the image to remove the borders and anything else you've captured you don't want, saving it as an image and inserting the image to your word document.





The only other thing that might work is if you had Adobe Acrobat Professional, then you may be able to use Adobe Designer to enter the PDF editing mode, and copy the table from there and pasting it into word. I'm not sure if that will work though, and Acrobat Professional is expensive.


Do internet surveys always represent everyone correctly, first to help gets best answer?

I am doing some research about whether or not internet surveys represent the population evenly, or if they are prone to sampling errors. Post a link to an internet survey, already with results, that you feel has a sampling error. For example, one where men are misrepresented because the web site is catered toward women.


Thank you so much.

Do internet surveys always represent everyone correctly, first to help gets best answer?
Like everyone else said, there'll always be that margin of error in any survey but in general I don't think they're very representative of the population. Case in point:





http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?...





and





http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?...





Hope that helps a bit dear. =)
Reply:Every survey has a margin of error due to people


taking the survey will not answer honestly, will


take duplicate surveys and give different answers.


Most surveys try and poll a diverse group of people


unless the survey is specificaly designed to poll


a certain group of people.
Reply:Seldom, if ever!
Reply:considering Internet access across a world, i think, that surveys might be just about right in developed countries in contrary to the third world but errors are made everywhere, humans do mistakes
Reply:In general, the multiple choice questions do not always give you the choice you would choose. I have noticed that when I take a survery. I don't have any specifics though.
Reply:Any poll is going to have sample errors. Polling only internet users increases the error margin, look how many older people don't use internet.


Ceramic Tile In Living Room?

I'm thinking about putting ceramic tile in my living room. I just want to know if anybody has strong opinions, one way or the other, as to whether or not ceramic tile is really the right flooring for a living room. Basically, I want to know if it will be good for resale. Links to home design survey results, with related questions, would be helpful.

Ceramic Tile In Living Room?
Absolutely not. You want a living room to be soft, comfortable, floors that are warm and inviting, and ceramic tile is the exact OPPOSITE. Good carpet or hard wood are good choices for living rooms. Ceramic tile can be way too cold in the winter time and it just really doesn't look right.





Let me put it to you this way... I would never buy a home with ceramic tile in the living room, and I would really wonder about the sanity of whoever decided to put it in.
Reply:no go hardwood
Reply:The weather where you live is an important consideration. No matter where you live I would install a heated flooring system (like Warmly Yours)--this is a mesh that rolls out on the sub floors %26amp; tile is laid right over it. It is really quite inexpensive as well.


Where I live, west coast, tile %26amp; stone floors through out are very "Hot". We use more unusual shapes like 24 x 24 inch tiles and the large "brick" shapes (12 x 24) etc, with minimal (no) grout line and non-rectified edges (straight edges). Think "Metropolitan Home". However, in your area this may not be a trend people like if your area is more traditional. Do not skimp on tile quality if you are going to do this throughout. Many areas traditionaly used tile (Mexico, Spain, italy etc) as carpet is a very recent invention.


Hardwood is always a good choice too, almost no one dislikes hardwood.
Reply:I think it would be a good idea but make sure to get a big rug because having all tile by itself in a living room is annoying.
Reply:I have some input on this one. I tiled my entire house with the exception being 4 of the 5 bedrooms that I carpeted. I layed my living room tile on a "45" .. 45 Degree angle to the walls. ( Looks like diamonds even though the tiles are still square). I did this because I didn't want a big square grid in the largest room of my home. I would suggest a 45 or a brick pattern or even a pattern in a pattern for a large area. The only draw back that I found was the difference in noise in other parts of the house. I never would have guessed that carpet absorbed so much sound. I wound up buying a 12x20 foot piece of carpet that was the same as the bedrooms and had it backed and hemmed ( thus making a area rug out of it) It helped out with the noise problem. I can no longer hear water from the kitchen while I'm in the back office. Tile is great and you can be as creative as you want with it. It is very easy to care for and keep clean, doesn't hold allergens, and is nice and cool in the summer. ( It's a bit cool in the winter too...) I'd do it the same way again if had too...Good luck !! Hope this helps!!
Reply:I definitely would not like ceramic tile in a living room. It isn't cozy enough for my taste. Hard wood flooring or a soft, plushy carpet would be best.
Reply:I think this depends very strongly on your geographical location, and you didn't mention your state.





In warmer climates, like Florida and southern California, ceramic tile is quite popular because it is cool and easy to clean. But if you were in a colder state it might be very unpleasant and even could hurt the resale value of your home. If in doubt, ask a good real estate agent in your community... they will know.
Reply:It depends on where you live. If you live in a warm climate (like Florida, California,Texas, Arizona etc.) I think it would be very popular. If you live in a climate where it gets cold half the year I don't think you should do it. But if you do decide to tile in a cold climate I would go for the kind of tile that looks like hardwood. I just saw some today and it is beautiful. I would also spend the extra money and heat the floor but only if you live in a place where it gets cold. I would love to know what you decide and I personally like the idea.
Reply:NOT AT ALL!





It gives the living room and uncomfortable temporary stay kind of feeling. A living room is suppose to be a warm inviting place not a place with cold hard floor. I will detract resale because it will be uncomfortable and give the room a cold feeling but it is also hard to take out





Good Luck,


-Jordan=]





Ps. tell me what you do!
Reply:carpet sucks for re-sale ! tile is user friendly. throws are easy to clean and easy to replace. tile does not hide dirt and bugs !


i used to love carpet 'till i had to deal with the attatched problems

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