Date:         Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:54:38 -0700
Reply-To:     David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
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From:         David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Analysis of Surveys
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HERMANS1@WESTAT.com replied:
dc>> Still, nothing can really save your analysis once the bad design has
dc>> been implemented, or once the good design was destroyed by bad
logistics
dc>> or bad fieldwork, or ...
>
>I tell programmers much the same thing about database design, and they
>don't listen to me any more than they listen to you ;>

The same is true about anything with the word 'design' in it.
Sample designs.
Database designs.
Experimental designs.
QA plan designs.
Business model designs.
Network designs.
Process designs.
Architectural designs.
Interior designs.
  .
  .
  .

>Bad designs don't change to good designs; they have to die out before
>good designs can replace them.

Sometimes you can take the Dogbert approach and help that bad design..
right over a cliff.  Not in the Randal Schwartz 'go to jail for pointing out
serious flaws in an illegal way' approach.  Keep it more Machiavellian.
"That's a really interesting idea.  But doesn't that conflict with your
business
model?  So, how many millions of dollars has this cost you guys so far?"
:-)  :-)  :-)

David
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David L. Cassell
mathematical statistician
Design Pathways
3115 NW Norwood Pl.
Corvallis OR 97330

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