X-Git-Url: https://iankelling.org/git/?p=iankelling.org;a=blobdiff_plain;f=blog%2F2014-10-14-on2-vote-results.md;h=09a0e5706969013ec23f4cee0f3b17705d8f2309;hp=f396e7b7502f7f3e551d557f2726c45653617241;hb=56cff87ea0949598b121518b7887cca1f99c619d;hpb=d0a5b73d2a275bfff5957961f2360df8966bee22 diff --git a/blog/2014-10-14-on2-vote-results.md b/blog/2014-10-14-on2-vote-results.md index f396e7b..09a0e57 100644 --- a/blog/2014-10-14-on2-vote-results.md +++ b/blog/2014-10-14-on2-vote-results.md @@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Removal of "of" was slightly less popular (except for "order" which was basicall As I noted, opinions were split, with ~55% "sounds good", ~25% "sounds ok", and ~20% "sounds wrong or confusing" for each. For people who liked one of these four, they also had a preference for its minor variations, but felt average for the other three. -"big oh of n squared" did have an edge, which I think is at least partially due to the fact that I used O(n²) when writting about the topic. In a proper experiment, I would have interviewed people verbally and used a random term to introduce the topic. +"big oh of n squared" did have an edge, which I think is at least partially due to the fact that I used O(n²) when writing about the topic. In a proper experiment, I would have interviewed people verbally and used a random term to introduce the topic. There weren't any words that stood out as universally disliked, although a few awkward combinations rounded the bottom with 60% "sounds wrong or confusing." I would recommend using one of the above, or a variation, which is still about 20 options. -That is the high level overview. If you want to see all the words and their vote percentages, they are [here](/on2/on2-vote-detailed-analysis.txt). +That is the high level overview. If you want to see all the words and their vote percentages, they are [here](/on2vote/on2-vote-detailed-analysis.txt). Natural language sure can complicate things. Looking at data can give us some insights though. I wonder how preferences will change in 5 or 10 years.