Date:         Wed, 8 Jul 1998 14:34:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce L Young <byoung@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Bruce L Young <byoung@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Organization: University at Buffalo
Subject:      Teleform: evaluations wanted
Comments: To: SAS-L@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
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My department is seriously considering an investment in Cardiff's
Teleform software to handle input of our survey forms prior to
manipulations and analysis with Access, SAS, and/or SPSS.  My sense is
that Teleform is a "gold standard" of sorts for OCR and OMR, and that
few other programs handle both as effectively - if they handle both at
all.  I'd greatly appreciate additional feedback on the following:
 
1. Comparisons of Teleform with other OCR and OMR technologies:  Which
other programs handle both?  What are their advantages and
disadvantages, for form developers, for entry personnel, and for
analysts?
 
2. Comparisons of Teleform with manual entry:  Does Teleform *really*
save time when one accounts for form development, programming,
troubleshooting, and form scanning?  (I've spoken with a couple of
colleagues who refuse to use Teleform because it does not, in their
experience.)  What are the long-term additional expenses associated with
proper use of Teleform?
 
TIA,
Bruce.