YouGov 'cheat'

dvdrdl

Wasn't quite sure where to post this so I figured it would be more use to students than anyone else. Please move if you feel otherwise.

Both me and my partner have completed the YouGov surveys for quite a few years now and here is a nice tip I discovered to increase the frequency of those surveys.

Surveys like YouGov are designed to select an equal'ish' proportion of each population to ensure the surveys are fair. So as a white married man with an average income I was getting a poor flow of surveys.

Logging into your account and changing all your details to the least frequent choices will increase your likelihood of being selected for the polls.

It 100% works and I guarantee a 50+% increase in surveys, unless you are truly a retired mother of 8 children, aged 18, afghan national, Buddhist grossing £1,000,000 a year.

Just make sure your real name and address are listed ;-)

:beer:

tomtontom

Also known as fraud - obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.

What a stupid thing to suggest.

(And no, I'm not suggesting you would be prosecuted, but that still doesn't change the fact that what you are doing amounts to a criminal offence.)

Jennifer_Jane

tomtontom wrote: »

Also known as fraud - obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.

What a stupid thing to suggest.

(And no, I'm not suggesting you would be prosecuted, but that still doesn't change the fact that what you are doing amounts to a criminal offence.)

I agree with you, and it's also known as greed. Morally wrong even if the OP answers all the questions honestly.

The OP should simply work harder rather than trying to justify something which is wrong. I do lots of surveys and honestly answer them, even though my profile is against me. The one thing about the YouGov surveys is that when you are invited onto a survey you don't get kicked out.

reehsetin

they'd be really stupid if they didn't pick up on the contradictions and kick you off, some surveyers have bait questions for this very reason

dvdrdl

You must live really exciting lives.

discat11

made all the more exciting when a moron suggests something downright illegal on a public forum...........

Shrimply

dvdrdl wrote: »

Wasn't quite sure where to post this so I figured it would be more use to students than anyone else. Please move if you feel otherwise.

dvdrdl wrote: »

Surveys like YouGov are designed to select an equal'ish' proportion of each population to ensure the surveys are fair. So as a white married man with an average income I was getting a poor flow of surveys.

Any respectable student would be appalled by this, particularly those that end up trying to analyse data from these sort of surveys. As you point out there is a reason that the surveys are ran in the way they are.

People pay for these studies to collect data and the people who analyse that data and publish results may end up have their credibility questioned because of data you've fabricated. Hope you feel it's worth it for a few extra pennies each month.

batesdavid

I notice that everyone is quick to knock this poster which would be fine if we were talking about an honest company but YouGov is more guilty than anyone for cheating. I am a member of a number of opinion poll sites and none act in the same way as Yougov.
1. Points given are the meanest of all polls one a did lated over 80 mins for which i got £1
2. Frequently there is a technical glitch just after you complete the poll but before you are given the award.
3 Yougov sets a high target to be able to redeam an award but if you dont reach the target you cannot even given the points to a charity therefore they get thousands of polls for free.
4. As you near the 5000 point target polls become as rare as hens eggs
5. Survey lengths stated by Yougov are a farce they dont count the dozens of questions they ask after the survey. These are posed as just a few questions to keep our records are up to date but will include opinions on issues or products . They are a blatant lie for YouGov to get answers for nothing
6. If you take a look at the Yougov facebook page yu will see dozens of complaints where people have reached their target but dont get the reward and Yougov simply ignore emails etc
Iti is no surprise that someone thinks of cheating Yougov good on you I say give them what they give you

Manxman_in_exile

Pardon my ignorance but do respondents get paid for participating in YouGov (and other?) surveys?

jackieblack

batesdavid wrote: »

4. As you near the 5000 point target polls become as rare as hens eggs

Ermm...... aren't hens eggs quite common? :huh:

jackieblack

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance but do respondents get paid for participating in YouGov (and other?) surveys?

Yes!
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