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Weblog usage report

Value results

Results from question 9

How would you rate the information you derive from weblogs?

Question 9 result
  Reliablity of blogs Frequency
Valid Not at all reliable 1
  Questionable 13
  Somewhat reliable 73
  Very reliable 66
  Total 153
Missing System 14
Total   167

Cross tabulation

Location Question* TotalTotal
  not at all reliable questionable somewhat reliable very reliable  
North America Count   6 38 36 80
  Per cent of location   7.5 47.5 45.0 100.0
  Per cent of question*   46.2 52.1 54.5 52.3
  Per cent of total   3.9 24.8 23.5 52.3
Europe Count   1 16 20 37
  Per cent of location   2.7 43.2 54.1 100.0
  Per cent of question*   7.7 21.9 30.3 24.2
  Per cent of total   0.7 10.5 13.1 24.2
Australia/New Zealand Count 1 5 15 10 31
  Per cent of location 3.2 16.1 48.4 32.3 100.0
  Per cent of question* 100.0 38.5 20.5 15.2 20.3
  Per cent of total 0.7 3.3 9.8 6.5 20.3
Other Count   1 4   5
  Per cent of location   20.0 80.0   100.0
  Per cent of question*   7.7 5.5   3.3
  Per cent of total   0.7 2.6   3.3
Total Count 1 13 73 66 153
  Per cent of location 0.7 8.5 47.7 43.1 100.0
  Per cent of question* 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Per cent of total 0.7 8.5 47.7 43.1 100.0

Results from question 10

How would you rate the value of weblogs for you to make business decisions?

Question 10 result
  Value of blogs for business decisions Frequency
Valid Not at all valuable 4
  Of little value 19
  Somewhat valuable 96
  Extremely valuable 27
  Total 146
Missing System 21
Total   167

Results from question 11

How have weblogs impacted your work and changed your work habits?

156 participants answered this question.

Question 11 result

Reasons for impacts:

  1. Save time
  2. Provide information that I can't find elsewhere
  3. Improve the quality of my business decisions
  4. Increase the speed of my business decisions
  5. Increase communication and knowledge-sharing with my internal clients
  6. Keep me more up to date at professional developments
  7. Other
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