Method for data collecting and processing
First Claim
1. A method for collecting data from users of terminals connected to a data network, through the data network utilizing terminals, for storing the collected data in a database and for processing the data stored in the database and for presenting results by presenting to the users of the terminals one or more questions, whereby the method comprises steps:
- defining M questions to be included in an inquiry;
choosing K questions to be presented to a user of a terminal, K being smaller than M (K<
M);
choosing a chosen number K of questions from the M questions included in the inquiry;
defining a number of remaining answers N needed for achieving desired reliability level;
sending the chosen questions to the user of the terminal to be answered;
receiving answers given by the user of the terminal; and
storing the received answers to a data store of the answers.
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Abstract
The object of the invention is a method for collecting data from users of terminals connected to a data network, through the said data network utilizing the terminals, by presenting to the users of the terminals one or more questions included in the questions of the inquiry. With the method according to the invention, the disturbance level directed to the user of the terminal is kept as low as possible by defining the maximum number of the questions to be answered by a single respondent. For each question is computed on the basis of the received answers at least one statistical characteristic after one or more answers given to the question. The selection of the questions to be presented can be based at least partly to the said statistical characteristics.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for collecting data from users of terminals connected to a data network, through the data network utilizing terminals, for storing the collected data in a database and for processing the data stored in the database and for presenting results by presenting to the users of the terminals one or more questions, whereby the method comprises steps:
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defining M questions to be included in an inquiry;
choosing K questions to be presented to a user of a terminal, K being smaller than M (K<
M);
choosing a chosen number K of questions from the M questions included in the inquiry;
defining a number of remaining answers N needed for achieving desired reliability level;
sending the chosen questions to the user of the terminal to be answered;
receiving answers given by the user of the terminal; and
storing the received answers to a data store of the answers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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