Saturday, July 11, 2009

PhD questionnaire graphs (the problem of evil) finale



I promised participants that I would share questionnaire results online as appreciation for the support.

The most relevant propositions were presented here:

First part

And I did surveys for my MPhil as well on the same topic here:

MPhil

With this post comments are appreciated. Thank you to Mark for helping me put the questionnaire together initially and Charles for assisting me with the graphs.

Question 2


Question 3


Question 5


Question 6


Question 20


Question 29


Question 37


Question 41


Question 45


Question 47


Question 48


Question 49


Question 50


Question 51


Question 52


Question 53


Question 54


Question 55


Question 56








Additional:



Red 10 Blue 7

Zidane scores 3 goals and adds 3 assists (I counted 3 assists contrary to the Canadian Press article).

Zidane

Portions

My comments in dark red.

'BURNABY, B.C. -- Organizational problems and a freak injury have plagued French soccer star Zinedine Zidane's promotional Canadian tour, but the former World Cup hero still managed to put on a show for a small but energetic crowd Sunday night.'

His skill level is amazing and at 3 goals and 3 assists that was a clinic. Mind you he was playing at striker and not his usual position of midfielder.

'Zidane scored three goals and set up two others while playing one half for each makeshift side as the Reds beat the Blues 10-7 before a crowd of about 4,000 on an overcast but warm night.'

As noted, I counted three assists.

'The game was played at Swangard Stadium, the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps' men's and women's pro teams that seats approximately 5,200.'

And with the same usual level of security. I liked the joker that hijacked the stadium public address system after the match. Also, as with the USL Championship game, members of the crowd went onto the field after the match and were not stopped by security

'Zidane was originally supposed to play alongside other current and former international stars against the Vancouver All-Stars, a local select side. But none of the other international stars showed, so Zidane played a half with each team.'

Yes, the original promoted international quality of the Zidane and Friends was a misrepresentation. But I do not think I was ripped-off entertainment wise as Zidane was spectacular. He played much better than Beckham did when he was here with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

'The sides wore red and blue uniforms bearing the name Friends of Zidane.'

Yes.

'"The tour was not easy after sustaining a muscle tear," said Zidane, speaking in French in an interview with The Canadian Press. '

Fair enough.

'The game originally scheduled for July 4 at BC Place Stadium was postponed eight days and re-located to suburban Burnaby after he injured his back as he picked up his child while watching Canada Day fireworks.'

Fair enough.

'Zidane forced the goalkeepers to make a number of tough saves and sometimes hung his head in frustration as his teammates fired shots way wide after receiving excellent passes.'

Lol.

'Originally, Zidane's teammates were to include France's Ludovic Giuly, Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, and Italy's Alessandro Costacurta, Gennaro Gattuso, and Franco Baresi.'

'None of them showed up, but the fans did not seen care as Zidane was the main attraction.'

Lol. Mind you, I did not pay for my ticket that was a birthday present.

'A Markham, Ont., fan, who shelled out $1,600 for VIP seats has threatened to file a class-action lawsuit because international stars did not play as advertised.'

Lol.

'"The players, from the Vancouver Metro Soccer League, and the Fraser Valley League, they realized that this game really wasn't about them," said Kenward. "It wasn't a typical game." '

Lol. I was basically right in my deduction.

'"I guarantee you, if he still wanted to, he could still play at the highest level - that's for sure," said Sulantic.'

Agreed. But injuries are a key issue, I suppose.

'But Zidane said he is content to play charity matches only and has no desire to play professionally in North America. '

I'm in.

'NOTES--Zidane arrived and left the game by RCMP escort . . . Adlani said Zidane waived his fee for the game, but Zidane appeared to indicate that he would be paid as he responded "Non" when asked if he was playing for no money.'

Lol.

A fan and grown man wearing a white France jersey kept yelling out Zidane's nickname 'Zizu' in the first half until finally Zidane waved to him. The man later continued yelling Zizu and another fan yelled 'Are you his girlfriend'?

People roared.

I assume a fan asked the lemonade vendor how much the drink was and the vendor stated $3.50. Later the vendor came by again with a sort of silly sign that stated something along the lines of 'Fresh Lemonade' with the price listed and he also yelled out 'fresh lemonade'. A male fan yelled, 'Are the prices the same as before'? The vendor stopped and looked toward the voice. The male fan stated, 'keep moving'.

People roared.

33 comments:

Anonymous said...

I want to comment on question 48, with regards to a very high percentage of people agreeing that the church is influenced by society. What ever happened to the stature of the Church being such a cutting edge "mover and shaker" in the world that it influenced the world rather than the opposite??
-Enquiring Mind-

thekingpin68 said...

That is a good question. The Church has to place high value on evangelism but also theological training within the Church.

I hope I can assist with both in my small way.

Nitewrit said...

Russ,

I wonder what the results would have been if Question 45 had been words: Woman Need Freedom within Male Authority.

I also wonder if the result were skewed somehwat in question 55 because the word "tolerated" has come to mean acceptance of opposing views in many people's mind, rather than simply allowing them to be expressed. There are nations in this world who tolerate we Christians, but allow us to give our message. There are other places who not only don't tolerate Christians, but kill them if caught giving their message. Differing religious views can be a whetstone that sharpens our own.

Larry E.

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks for the thoughts, Larry.

Your version of Question 45 would be a fair bit different in meaning I reason. It would be been an interesting question to ask.

Happy Sunday.

Anonymous said...

Despite poor organization, the
Zidane charity soccer match was
an entertaining event with smartass
remarks from the crowd and a solid performance from Zidane himself,
3 goals and 3 assists. His ability
shone above his teammates' and his
graciousness towards the crowd was
definitely evident.

Jamie Clarke (Zombie Love Tank)

thekingpin68 said...

Well done, ZLT!

Thanks.

Tamela's Place said...

In the age graph you totally left out the 40, 50 and 60 year olds? Hows come?

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks, Tammy.

There is something wrong with that graph and I am working on getting it fixed. Forty to sixty-nine year olds made up only 43.2% of respondents, so a minority, but should still be represented. When combined with the seventy year old or over group they account for 49%.

Russ:)

Tamela's Place said...

ah... so 40 and over is the majority huh? :)

thekingpin68 said...

Cheers, Tamela.

And thanks for catching the problem eariler.

Actually no.:)

It reaches 49% by me combining 8 age groups from the questionnaire. Young adults are actually the majority at 51%.

The age group with the highest percentage and valid percentage was the ‘under 25’ group, with 29 ( 13.6%) respondents, followed closely by the ‘25 to 29’ group with 28 (13.1%) respondents. The next group was ‘35 to 39’ year olds with 27 (12.7%) respondents, followed by ‘30 to 34’ year olds with 24 (11.3%) respondents. It is interesting that the four youngest age groups were 50.7% of my total respondents. Are young people more likely to fill out a questionnaire? Statistically there is a general decline in respondents as the age increases. The two groups with the lowest respondents are the ‘70 to 74’ and ‘75 and over’ groups, that together total 13 (6.1%) respondents. Within the graphs presentation in the Appendix for my PhD, for the sake of clarity eight groups were combined to form a group of ‘40-70’ or over year olds that is presented. I first combined the ‘40-69’ year olds that made up 43.2% of respondents. I then combined the 40-69 years old group with all those over ‘70’ years of age. This came to 49%.

Jeff said...

One of your questions asks, "How long have you been a Christian?" This assumes that all of those who answered your questionnaire were Christians. Yet 4% disagreed that God dislikes women being viewed as sex objects. So does that mean that those 4% were Christians who think that God is OK with women being viewed as sex objects?

Also, under the same assumption---that all the participants were Christians, 18% only agree little or somewhat that the Bible should still be obeyed? That shows a serious problem!

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks, Jeff.

I have thought about that answer on the sex object question, Question 37. My guess is that this small percentage of church attendees views 'sex objects' perhaps in terms of meaning 'highly sexually attractive'.

Now that is not what I meant, but that may be how it was interpreted.

As for Question 49, I agree with you!

Jeff said...

I have thought about that answer on the sex object question, Question 37. My guess is that this small percentage of church attendees views 'sex objects' perhaps in terms of meaning 'highly sexually attractive'.

Now that is not what I meant, but that may be how it was interpreted.


I see you're being generous and giving them the benefit of the doubt. It is possible. People can sometimes interpret things in all sorts of ways. Sometimes even in ways that make you say, "Huh?? Where did you get THAT from?? I never said that!!" It's amazing to me how people can put words in your mouth, sometimes to even mean the exact opposite of what you said or meant.

thekingpin68 said...

Sometimes people try to put words in my mouth and twist what I state, even making me, in their mind, state the opposite of what I meant.

These kind of people can be very trying! So many people want to defend their position by using ad hominem.

Cheers.

Livingsword said...

Interesting data….I find the bar graph on “Understanding the Problem of Evil” to be fascinating in the two polar opposites Television News compared to Friends and Family. Then the positioning of Bible Study and Preachers….I a curious as to how people framed the Problem of Evil in their minds…what exactly is the problem?

LOL None of Zidane’s friends showed up!!!?? That really is pretty poor…You know I think the promotion for this event was very poor, the first I heard of it was from you and I heard nothing on the local media and I am very plugged in….

I thinkI would prefer to see Henry over Zidane….

Hmmm how much were regular tickets?

Li Martins said...

I also like Harry Potter! But it's not my favorite! ;)

Tamela's Place said...

okay gotcha... that's great!

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks, LW.

'I a curious as to how people framed the Problem of Evil in their minds…what exactly is the problem?'

Unfortunately, the respondents did not have an opportunity to read my material and so the problem was approached quite differently by various participants.

'LOL None of Zidane’s friends showed up!!!?? That really is pretty poor…You know I think the promotion for this event was very poor, the first I heard of it was from you and I heard nothing on the local media and I am very plugged in….

I thinkI would prefer to see Henry over Zidane….

Hmmm how much were regular tickets?'

Agreed, it was poor, but Zidane played very well. I was surprised as he looked like he had lost no ability or speed. It was quite a demonstration of skill. I saw Romario play at Swangard a few years ago as well against the Vancouver Whitecaps and he scored a very impressive goal. He was 40 years old.

I have seen Henry play a few times for Arsenal over in England. He scored at least one nice goal I can remember.

I also managed to see Ronaldo and Rooney in January in Manchester.

We paid $31 to see Zidane.

Cheers!

thekingpin68 said...

Li,

Thank you. I enjoy the Harry Potter movies, which are creative and well done. As noted on your blog, I have not read the books. I am too busy reading non-fiction.;)

My favourite movies are the Eastwood Italian Westerns, the Dirty Harry series, and The Pink Panther series, and some other various films such as The Party, and The French Connection.

Russ:)

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks, Tammy.

I am glad that is straightened out!

As a Canadian child here are some memories of American (Bellingham & Seattle) television. Give a hoot, only you can prevent forest fires, by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Kool-Aid: Oh Yeaah.

Li Martins said...

Of course i'm interested in linking blogs!

I study tourism at the University and I also work with it. I'm glad that you like the photos! If you have any doubt about the posts texts, please ask me!

Cheers, Aline. ;)

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks very much, Aline.

I have linked your blog on thekingpin68 and satire and theology.

Here are the blogs.:)

thekingpin68

satire and theology

Russ

Li Martins said...

I have linked your blogs too!!! Thanks for all.

thekingpin68 said...

Cheers, Li.

I will send out an email to readers introducing you.

chucky said...

I enjoyed the "Zidane and local guys" game too, in spite of the "friends" not showing, Zidane seemed to be really enjoying the match and was playing well. Certainly gave no airs of being stuck up, as some stars do. No headbutting demonstrations, however.

The peeing lifeguard video is pretty funny. I wonder if he was acting on a dare or something.

thekingpin68 said...

I figure the lifeguard event was part of a comedy gag.

Zidane and the boys was impressive, as Zidane was impressive as a player and as a person waving to the crowd.

'Zizu'!!

Jeff said...

The problem of evil, and compromising with evil, invades the Protestant church: Episcopal Church moves toward blessing gay unions.

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks, Jeff.

I hope that conservative Biblical versions of the Anglican/Episcopal Church succeed in the West in Christ, over the next several years.

Middle Ditch said...

This was very interesting (skipping the footie) the graph is really revealing.

Middle Ditch said...

Oh, I forgot

Thanks for visiting and commenting on MD. Always greatly appreciated

thekingpin68 said...

Welcome, and all the best with the web radio program.

Dumb Ox said...

Some provocative results, have you published your conclusions somewhere on what the data means in global terms? I too would like to meet those people (men, women?) who thought considering women as sex objects was o.k. ...maybe there was some poll design issue there!

Best regards,
D. Ox

thekingpin68 said...

Thanks, Mr. Ox.

The questions and graphs will be in my final PhD copy. The results were global somewhat, but the majority of respondents were from North America.

'I too would like to meet those people (men, women?) who thought considering women as sex objects was o.k. ...maybe there was some poll design issue there!'

An expert on questionnaires helped me design the questions, but it is often quite difficult preparing philosophical concepts into a proposition. There is often not enough context provided.

Russ:)