The reason you did not find the new survey in print or on the site is that we asked an independent research company to handle the Readers Choice selection for us. (Sandy said this would be the approach we would take twice in her columns.) Maybe the term poll is incorrect: We gave the research firm a sampling of our readers -- the statisticians tell us that 300 can give us a measure of accuracy that can be projected across all 310,000 subscribers. That 300 included no employees of computer hardware or software companies. The research company phoned those 300 folks; if a number was incorrect or someone had left a job, then they called another name. The goal was to have 300 completed ballots.
As for this Readers Choice representing Electric readers: We asked participants to tell us a little about themselves, including whether they read InfoWorld Electric. Close to 60 percent of the participants say that they visit InfoWorld Electric once a month or more.
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