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Articles & Khan Academy Reflection

For my first article I read, Equivalency of Paper Versus Tablet Computer Survey Data .  This article emphasizes on the differences between surveys on paper and surveys online, on a tablet.  The most common online surveys are through email.  The downside to email surveys is that most people ignore them.  However, what if the person just does not understand what the survey is asking and decides to just not do it?  Well, we are not sure what exactly happened because it is via email and it is to the person’s discretion whether he/she decides to do it or not.              On the campus of a midwestern university, 292 college undergraduates were invited to participate in the survey taking, but only 258 accepted.  About 133 students took the survey on paper and the other 125 students took the survey on a tablet.  At the end of this experiment, I believe it is safe to say that it is most reliable t...