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Post Letter: Survey response rate too low for legitimacy

with an e-mail sent to 19

843 possible participants. Of the 19 843 possible participants in the study 1

175 completed at least a portion of the survey. The final sample of students who completed the entire survey was 910. More than two-thirds of the participants were undergraduates

and 32.1 were graduate students.

The recent study on student attitudes toward Athletics is based on very flawed survey methodology.  Let me quote the relevant facts about the survey from the researchers: 

The survey was conducted online

with an e-mail sent to 19

843 possible participants. Of the 19

843 possible participants in the study

1

175 completed at least a portion of the survey. The final sample of students who completed the entire survey was 910. More than two-thirds of the participants were undergraduates

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