Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

doorklikkers

English translation:

speed-clickers

Added to glossary by Ken Cox
Oct 28, 2006 13:20
17 yrs ago
Dutch term

doorklikkers

Dutch to English Marketing Computers (general) online surveys
Mensen die altijd hetzelfde antwoord geven in een online enquete.

Heeft iemand een creatief idee? (I thought speed clickers, but I'm not sure)...

Thanks,
--Ann
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 speed-clickers
3 +1 habitual clickers
3 mono clicker

Proposed translations

+1
2 hrs
Selected

speed-clickers

one possiblity, there are probably others

(I assume you mean always selectin the same option (e.g. the first option) for each question with the objective of completing the survey as quickly as possible.

Incidentally, the broader name for this sort of behaviour (and other sorts of intentional and unintentional 'improper' patterns of responding to surveys is apparently 'satisficing' (a coined word if there ever was one) -- see:

We suspected a potentially high rate of satisficing due to the length and complexity of the survey. Mean completion times were suspiciously low, alerting us that there might be significant data quality issues. Looking for bimodal distributions of completion times to help identify speed-clickers.
Examination of verbatim and continuous variable responses showed that 5 identical response patterns were each repeated dozens of times in the dataset…accounting for more than 200 records. All cases were the result of a single gamer, using keystroke automation software to auto-fill the survey repeatedly.

www.doxus.com/files/SatisficingBehavior.pdf

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-28 15:54:06 GMT)
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Oops -- satisfice seems to be a legitimate word. The Oxford dico defines it as 'decide on and pursue a course of action that will satisfy the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal'.
Peer comment(s):

agree vic voskuil : best translation, and extra points for the insight on satisfice! thanks Ken!
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yes, sticking with speed-clickers. Thanks, --Ann"
11 mins

mono clicker

Zo maar een idee, hoewel het geen bestaand woord is.

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-10-28 13:32:42 GMT)
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moet ' mono clickers' zijn
Peer comment(s):

disagree writeaway : English is a language that can't be made up at will, unless your target language is pure Dunglish
4 mins
agree Dennis Seine : It's just an idea, and I like its creativity.
2 hrs
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+1
16 mins

habitual clickers

Perhaps this fits your bill.

"There are a lot of people which are 'habitual clickers' - they search and click the top without really reading the summary. This would explain a high drop-out rate at your home page."
http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=8454

Then there is everyone else. The good news is that beyond the habitual clickers are those internet savvy users (whom are growing in numbers) who look beyond the top five sponsored listings to find quality content.
http://www.tetonmarketing.com/agents/sharedplatform.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Dave Calderhead
10 mins
Thank you, Dave!
agree Dennis Seine
2 hrs
Thank you, Dennis!
disagree Harry Borsje : Let's balance the score here a bit: the refs. refer to people using search engines which IMO does not fit this particular bill.
3 hrs
Thank you, Harry!
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