Quite apart from whether a survey of parent views launched via Twitter can ever generate statistically valid information (what was the survey population, how representative were the replies, how do you know that DFE officials aren’t generating multiple versions of the answers their ministers want to hear?) this survey beggars belief for its lack of professionalism.
The 'financial analysis' of ratios that the DFE produced earlier in the year was bad enough, but this is a disgrace. It would fail any test of basic survey design. Let’s look at the questions in detail:
Question 1
Do you have a three- or four-year-old at nursery? We’d like to hear your views if your child or children are at a private nursery, school nursery or voluntary/charity nursery.
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