On Dec 31, 2014 5:38 AM, "Karl Voit" wrote: > > * Vikas Rawal wrote: > > > > But there would be many interesting things one could do in an > > emacs/org-based solution. My biggest worry is that it would > > require continuous training of people coming in to enter data. > > I think you can differ between the data entry platform and the > platform where you analyze the data. > > You do have to train people using Emacs/Org-mode as well. > > When I was a researcher, I used SurveyMonkey for my surveys. It's > open source and web-based. You get the data in CSV files AFAIR. No, I don't believe surveymonkey is open source. Perhaps you are thinking of limesurvey? > > I also tested Google Drive (spreadsheet) forms which were very easy > to set up. However, the person filling out the survey needs a Google > Drive account. No, that is not true. You don't need a google account to fill in a Google drive form. The results were exported in various formats AFAIR. > > So, choosing a well known interface type (web-based forms) for > end-users and choosing a separate power-tool for analysis (R, > Org-mode, ...) is not a bad idea IMHO. I agree that doing it in emacs doesn't make sense from a productivity standpoint. The only reason to do something like this in emacs is because it would be cool and increase your geek cred. Best, Ista > > -- > mail|git|SVN|photos|postings|SMS|phonecalls|RSS|CSV|XML to Org-mode: > > get Memacs from https://github.com/novoid/Memacs < > > https://github.com/novoid/extract_pdf_annotations_to_orgmode + more on github > >