Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors

1. Minimum Standards Questionnaire

The purpose of this survey is to gauge the professional’s confidence level in performing analysis on their survey data. Participation in this survey will be anonymous and voluntary. There will be no tracking of personal data. Nor will there be any attempt to correlate the results of a given survey to any particular individual or class. Results will be published in an upcoming edition of the Missouri Surveyor.

* All questions are required. Thanks for taking time to complete this survey.

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1. Are you licensed in your profession?

Are you licensed in your profession? Yes

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2. Have you ever taken coursework in statistical analysis?

Have you ever taken coursework in statistical analysis? Yes

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3. Do you routinely collect enough data on each control point / monument to determine a positional error?

Do you routinely collect enough data on each control point / monument to determine a positional error? Yes

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4. Can you determine the standard deviation for your work and defend it with your data?

Can you determine the standard deviation for your work and defend it with your data? Yes

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5. Do you know the Levels of Certainty and how they relate to the standard deviation?

Do you know the Levels of Certainty and how they relate to the standard deviation? Yes

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6. Do you feel capable of performing a component analysis on that data (without the need to review reference material)?

Do you feel capable of performing a component analysis on that data (without the need to review reference material)? Yes

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7. Do you routinely perform component analyses on your surveys (more than one in five)?

Do you routinely perform component analyses on your surveys (more than one in five)? Yes

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8. When you certify that your survey has met an accuracy standard, can you defend it with empirical proof?

When you certify that your survey has met an accuracy standard, can you defend it with empirical proof? Yes

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9. If you were asked by a client to explain the following in laymen's terms, do you feel capable of clearly expressing the concepts without any ambiguity:

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Precision vs. Accuracy	*If you were asked by a client to explain the following in laymen's terms, do you feel capable of clearly expressing the concepts without any ambiguity: Precision vs. Accuracy Yes	Precision vs. Accuracy No
Relative Positional Tolerance	Relative Positional Tolerance Yes	Relative Positional Tolerance No
Standard Deviation / Confidence Level / Levels of Certainty	Standard Deviation / Confidence Level / Levels of Certainty Yes	Standard Deviation / Confidence Level / Levels of Certainty No
Component Analysis	Component Analysis Yes	Component Analysis No
Minimally constrained, correctly weighed Least Squares Adjustment	Minimally constrained, correctly weighed Least Squares Adjustment Yes	Minimally constrained, correctly weighed Least Squares Adjustment No

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10. Would you be willing to attend a seminar or course that demonstrates the procedures used in a component analysis?

Would you be willing to attend a seminar or course that demonstrates the procedures used in a component analysis? Yes

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Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors

1. Minimum Standards Questionnaire

*1. Are you licensed in your profession?

*2. Have you ever taken coursework in statistical analysis?

*3. Do you routinely collect enough data on each control point / monument to determine a positional error?

*4. Can you determine the standard deviation for your work and defend it with your data?

*5. Do you know the Levels of Certainty and how they relate to the standard deviation?

*6. Do you feel capable of performing a component analysis on that data (without the need to review reference material)?

*7. Do you routinely perform component analyses on your surveys (more than one in five)?

*8. When you certify that your survey has met an accuracy standard, can you defend it with empirical proof?

*9. If you were asked by a client to explain the following in laymen's terms, do you feel capable of clearly expressing the concepts without any ambiguity:

*10. Would you be willing to attend a seminar or course that demonstrates the procedures used in a component analysis?