The Whistle Preferences Poll/Field Study Results, part 1

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This is the first half of the Field Study Results… The second half will be coming when I get more ink for my printer so I can analyze the answers and stuff given better. :slight_smile:

These are the statistics as tallied for everyone who answered:

Where the Volunteers (or guinea pigs… :smiley: ) for the Study Live (to be used in Part 2 of the Results)

UK- 5
Canada- 4
Midwestern United States- 11
Western Coast United States (Including Hawaii and other islands)- 5
South-Eastern United States- 10
South-Western United States- 7
North-Eastern United States- 7
North-Western United States (Including Alaska)- 2
European Continent- 4
Asia- 2

Whistle Volume

Quiet- 11
Medium- 25
Loud- 12
All volumes ok, or it depends on the situation- 14

Whistle Type

Conical- 12
Cylindrical- 29
Either are ok- 14
Not sure or No preference- 1

Mouthpiece Type

Wood- 10
Plastic- 43
Metal- 8
Any are ok- 5

Whistle Material

Metal- 45
Wood- 12
Plastic- 15
Either/Any are ok- 1

Tone Preferred in a Whistle

Very Chiffy- 4
Little Bit of Chiff- 35
Virtually no Chiff- 7
Pure Tone- 12
Depends on Song- 3

Are You Afflicted with WhOA (as described by Dale Wisely)

Yes- 38
No- 8
Could Be- 8
Does not wish to say- 8

Do You Believe in the Crystal People (also as described by Dale Wisely)

Yes- 21
No- 17
No Clue as to Who They Are- 12
Does no wish to say- 8

FAVORITE WHISTLE
Cheapie Category

Acorn- 1
Clare- 1
Clarke- 9
Cillian O’Brien Modification- 3
Dixon- 14
Feadog- 5
Generation- 7
Hoover- 4
Meg- 1
Oak- 6
Susato- 7
Sweetone- 4

Expensive Category

Abell- 2
Brewer Paul- 1
Burke- 6
Chieftain- 1
Copeland- 6
Cronnolly- 1
Overton- 7
Rose- 4
Silkstone- 2
Sindt- 5
ThinWeasel- 1

Do You Feel Like You Have Not Found The Perfect Whistle, and That You Must Keep Searching??

Yes- 29
No- 17
Depends- 9
Does not wish to say- 2

Stay tuned for the second half of the Results. If you have any questions/comments/corrections (spelling, ect), send me a Private Message, or contact me by E-mail.

[ This Message was edited by: The Whistling Elf on 2002-07-22 15:36 ]

[ This Message was edited by: The Whistling Elf on 2002-07-22 15:37 ]

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Wow. Very good! Interesting stuff to read.

Thanks.

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You’re welcome. :slight_smile:

As soon as I get a new ink cartridge for my printer, I’ll be printing out the “hard copy” of everyone’s input for analyzation. Then there will be Part 2- hypotheses on the people’s whistle preferences, and how it’s related to their geographical location.