OUTDOOR RESORT - PALM SPRINGS OWNER’S ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF REPORT
Board Meeting Date:
March 15, 2021
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Pickleball Survey Examination of Results
Submitted By:
Ed Vitrano, General Manager
Date: March 10, 2021
Background: If ORPS is to use surveys in the future, a good understanding of their intent, construction and interpretation is needed. As you know, I’m a big supporter of surveys to reveal trends and tendencies , not absolute directives. Such was the case for the Pickleball Survey. May I observe the following: 1. No matter who constructs the survey, even if done by a professional survey company, I have always heard claims that it was constructed by amateurs, slanted to get a specific outcome . . . or in some cases to be dishonest. Do surveys anyway 2. No matter the results, it will be claimed by one side or another to prove their point. Do surveys anyway 3. If 100% of the population is not surveyed, then there will be claims that it is worthless. Furthermore, if the vast majority of those solicited don’t respond, then it is claimed to be worthless. Do surveys anyway. It is the last section I would like to address: 1. Statistically, it is not necessary to distribute surveys to 100% of the population, so long as a cross- section is represented in distribution. The Pickleball Survey covered that . . . 2. Experts indicate that even a 5% response rate will accurately reflect trends and tendencies. With a response of almost 50% of those solicited, one can claim huge success with the Pickleball Survey. 3. As indicated, the survey has a 95% Confidence Level, which means that one can feel assured that the results indicate what a larger distribution would reflect 4. With such a high response rate, the Margin of Error is as low as 2%. Indeed, as I looked at the responses as they were returned on-line, I tracked starting at 50 and the results did not vary more than 1-1.5% from the final 456 which were returned As to interpretations, I will let you reach your own conclusions, but here are the trends and tendencies I see: 1. As to question #1, it is statistically a dead heat. My hypothesis was not confirmed but will not offer a conclusion unless pressed! 2. As to the rest of the survey, I have concluded that people are looking after their pocketbooks and do not feel, at this time, that physical sound mitigation is a worthy project on which to spend money. In any case, the Survey was announced as non-binding and advisory. I’ll be interested in hearing the exchange of thoughts. For Consideration: Do the survey results give any basis for further consideration of sound mitigation or extension of hours of the Monarch ball Designated Funding: N/A
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