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Originally Posted by mikeod

OK, consider this. Let's say the developers of the survey came up with about 100 questions they want to ask. But they are concerned that recipients will balk at a survey that long, so they want get the returns they need to make the results usable. So, they design several versions of the survey, so that all 100 questions get asked, but not by everyone surveyed. They can send out the versions randomly so that an equal number of each version is distributed. With 80,000 surveys out, there should be enough response to each question to make it legitimate. IMO not poorly designed. Sorry you feel slighted, and hope you participate.

PS I have no relationship with USF, and don't know if this was their rationale for the different surveys. But my experience with similar surveys leads me to this hypothesis.

I was is a focus group. That is exactly what happened.