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by rocketmama
Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:33 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Percentage of F@H participants who are 'overclockers'
Replies: 9
Views: 3048

Re: Percentage of F@H participants who are 'overclockers'

I suspect you're probably right Bruce.
I thought those within the various OC communities might have a sense of their numbers.
by rocketmama
Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Percentage of F@H participants who are 'overclockers'
Replies: 9
Views: 3048

Re: Percentage of F@H participants who are 'overclockers'

Just over 400 people responded to my survey. Based on their comments and team affiliation, I estimated that 70-80% of the survey sample were overclockers. However, enthusiasts were more likely to respond to the survey because of where it was posted and how it was communicated, so I doubt that the pe...
by rocketmama
Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:55 am
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Percentage of F@H participants who are 'overclockers'
Replies: 9
Views: 3048

Percentage of F@H participants who are 'overclockers'

Hi everyone, I have been researching F@H as part of my PhD on online citizen science projects. Some of you very kindly took the time to complete my survey last year and answered some follow-up questions. A recent estimate of the number of F@H participants is somewhere in the region of 100 000. I wou...
by rocketmama
Tue May 29, 2012 3:58 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Links with charities
Replies: 3
Views: 1718

Re: Links with charities

Thanks Bruce. I would be more than happy to email some of the UK charities - if that was OK with the FOH team (just as an awareness-raising exercise). I guess there are also organisations like Grid Republic which try to promote greater participation in DC projects. I suspect that with a simple link ...
by rocketmama
Tue May 29, 2012 1:35 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Links with charities
Replies: 3
Views: 1718

Links with charities

Hi, I'm relatively new to folding@home and based in the UK. I was just wondering if folding@home has any links with any of the charities for the related diseases that FOH is researching? I had a look at many of the UK websites for major disease charities such as Cancer Research UK, Alzheimers, Hunti...