http://www.ambitgambit.com/2005/02/28/a-perfect-score/ Ambit Gambit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ambitgambit.com/2005/02/28/a-perfect-score/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Benno Spearritt Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:59:21 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=515#comment-647 Congratulations Graham, www.mumble.com.au also do pretty well. He picked the west australian result at a time when most other people were tipping barnett. He also picked the feds result last year. I agree that many of the paid, high profile columnists aren't all that hot. Although I do love the sound of Michelle Grattan saying "That's right" every weekday morning at about 7.30am. Congratulations Graham, http://www.mumble.com.au also do pretty well. He picked the west australian result at a time when most other people were tipping barnett. He also picked the feds result last year.
I agree that many of the paid, high profile columnists aren’t all that hot. Although I do love the sound of Michelle Grattan saying “That’s right” every weekday morning at about 7.30am.

]]> http://www.ambitgambit.com/2005/02/28/a-perfect-score/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Graham Young Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:18:01 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=515#comment-648 Kevin, I can't speak for what the politicians were talking about, but from the point of view of voters, I think not. When asked what reason they thought the state was/wasn't heading in the right direction, only three used the word "education", and here are the quotes: "Employment is up, individual contracts are gone, environmental protection has improved out of sight, ambulance and emergency services - particularly the GP clinics at emergency - are better, spending on state education is improved." "Problems in Health, Education and Justice. Lack of leadership and responsibility in society." "Strong economy, education, rising living standards, goo lifestyle" Should not that two out of three of these responses appear to approve of the current state of the education system. When we asked them what issues were important it was only mentioned once: "Responsibility in financial planning. Education. Transport" I'm reading this from my normalised sample which consisted of 59 respondents, so three responses represents 5%. In the larger dataset it occurred 5 times in the first instant and 5 in the second out of a total of 136 responses. The larger dataset over-represents Labor and Green (particularly the latter) hence I tend to rely on the normalised one as it gives a more accurate impression of general community concern. Asking respondents to rate a list of issues including education would no doubt elicit a higher response, but be less likely to give a true impression of what was really concerning voters. Kevin,
I can’t speak for what the politicians were talking about, but from the point of view of voters, I think not. When asked what reason they thought the state was/wasn’t heading in the right direction, only three used the word “education”, and here are the quotes:
“Employment is up, individual contracts are gone, environmental protection has improved out of sight, ambulance and emergency services – particularly the GP clinics at emergency – are better, spending on state education is improved.”
“Problems in Health, Education and Justice. Lack of leadership and responsibility in society.”
“Strong economy, education, rising living standards, goo lifestyle”
Should not that two out of three of these responses appear to approve of the current state of the education system.
When we asked them what issues were important it was only mentioned once:
“Responsibility in financial planning. Education. Transport”
I’m reading this from my normalised sample which consisted of 59 respondents, so three responses represents 5%.
In the larger dataset it occurred 5 times in the first instant and 5 in the second out of a total of 136 responses. The larger dataset over-represents Labor and Green (particularly the latter) hence I tend to rely on the normalised one as it gives a more accurate impression of general community concern.
Asking respondents to rate a list of issues including education would no doubt elicit a higher response, but be less likely to give a true impression of what was really concerning voters.

]]> http://www.ambitgambit.com/2005/02/28/a-perfect-score/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Kevin Donnelly Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:29:51 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=515#comment-649 Interesting that Premier Gallop nominated education as one of the key agenda items for the new government. Was education an issue during the campaign and, if so, what were the concerns? If not, why not? Interesting that Premier Gallop nominated education as one of the key agenda items for the new government.
Was education an issue during the campaign and, if so, what were the concerns?
If not, why not?

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