Project 6: Softball Survey

My survey was a compilation of basic questions in regards to softball. There were 19 participants in this survey. The results are as follows:

1. Do you know what softball is?
	Yes 19 100% No 0 0% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

2. Have you ever played softball?
	Yes 14 74% No 5 26% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

3. Is softball only for girls?
	Yes 5 26% No 14 74% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

4. Does the United States have a softball team?
	Yes 13 68% No 6 32% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

5. What is the difference in softball and baseball?
	Gender 13 68% Field size 15 79% Baseball is better 1 5% Size of the ball 19 100% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

6. Name one position that you can play in softball.

 

short stopcatcherpitcherpitchershortstoppitcherShortstopoutfieldfirst basepitchercenter fieldpitcher1st baseShort stopnonepitcherBattercatchercatcher, outfield, secon/third base

 

7. On a scale of 1 to 5, what is your interest in softball?
Not at all interested Very interested	1 - Not at all interested 7 37% 2 4 21% 3 4 21% 4 2 11% 5 - Very interested 2 11% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

8. Who is Jennie Finch?

 

a softball playeron usa softball team she is the pitcherI don't knowno ideateacherfastpitch softball pitcherI have no idea.A pitcher?dont knowDon't knowno clue. I don't know.softball playerDon't kno...

 

9. Softballs are not as hard as baseballs.
	True 10 53% False 9 47% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

10.The earliest known softball game was played in which of the following years?
	1887 4 21% 1926 10 53% 1893 2 11% 1902 3 16% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Number of daily responses

There were several questions that really surprised me:

3. Is softball only for girls? 26% of the respondees said yes. This really amazed me!
5. What is the difference in softball and baseball? One of the selections was "baseball is better"; it really made me laugh that one person chose this response. I have a feelings that they were just making a joke and not taking the survey seriously, so I choose not to get upset about this!
8. Who is Jennie Finch? This question seemed like a "gimmie" to me! Even if you have never heard of her, considering that it is a survey about softball, it would be a safe bet to say a softball player.
9. Softballs are not as hard as baseballs. I was ver interested to see the responses for this question: 53% said that this statement is true, which obviously it is not.

Overall, my results were pretty typical. Softball is a sport that many people do not know very much about, and it is also a sport of many assumptions. The two students who said that they have a lot of interest in softball got every question correct.

I have played softball since I was 5, so for me these questions are obvious. It was very eye opening to see the results of my survey!