Community Engagement Insights/2016-17 Report/Question 238.04-ED11

Question 238.04 (ED11)

Below, we have listed different social problems that some Wikimedians are concerned about. Please rate the severity of each issue within the Wikimedia project(s) where you contribute: - Spam and promotional editing

Participants (n) = 3040 margin of error = n/a Median = 3 See more >>

Very active and active editors differ

9% selected "No opinion" [?] 1 – None (27%) 2 – Very mild (20%) 3 – Mild (19%) 4 – Moderate (19%) 5 – Severe (9%) 6 – Very severe (6%)

34% of sampled editors who participated in the survey rated spam and promotional editing as a moderate, severe, or very severe social problem in the Wikimedia projects in which they contribute. 9% of respondents who answered the question selected "No opinion".

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Statistics

Response statistics	Value
Total participants[?]	3439 (100%)
Answered question[?]	3324 (97%)
Skipped question[?]	115 (3%)
Dropped out[?]	(not available)
Selected not applicable[?]	not an option
Participants in graph (n)[?]	3040 (88%)
Margin of error[?]	n/a

Descriptive statistics	Value
Normal distribution[?]	No
Mean[?]	2.82
Median[?]	3
Mode'[?]	1
Standard deviation[?]	1.52
Interquartile range[?]	3