Hey there fellow SciForumers! :) I kind of need your help on my sociology project ... you see, I need people to fill out a survey to test my hypothesis. I'm looking for the answer to the question "Do science fiction fans achieve better grades than non-fans?"
(Non-fans as well as fans are welcome to answer!)[list=1] List some of your favourite sci-fi writers.
What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows?
How many hours per week on average do you spend reading sci-fi?
What is your grade point average?
What is your strongest subject (markwise)?
What's your favourite subject?
How many books do you read per month?
How much do you spend on books?
Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to _____.[/list=1]

Always happy to help my buddy Blue% :)

1 - L. Ron Hubbard, Nathan Archer and Douglas Hill
2 - Stargate: SG-1, Sar Trek DS9, Battlestar Galactica and Futuruma
3 - 0.1 :bugeye:
4 - Psychology
5 - Psychology
6 - 0.25 :bugeye:
7 - £0 (All presents)
8 - Earth????

Well, if you could call that help...

You may dub me insane any time you like

Thanks Thor!!!!! :) :) :)

List some of your favourite sci-fi writers.
Douglas Adams, if we go fantasy as well then PRATCHETTE, jordan, pierce, fiest, and eddings

What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows?
STAR GATE:D, star trek is ok

How many hours per week on average do you spend reading sci-fi?
not much, with fantasy 3, 4 hrs a day

What is your grade point average?
no idea:p, i got a b in english?

What is your strongest subject (markwise)?
COOKING? (i AM doing a comertial cooks corse)

What's your favourite subject?
poltry and game:p

How many books do you read per month?
god, 10, 20 depends on how offten i can get to the libray

How much do you spend on books?

nothing at the moment cause im totally broke:(

Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to _____.
fish like things?:p (i would say fish but it doesnt fit right)

@ Thor: One moment! You missed out "What's your grade point average?" which is just your school average for this term, or from whenever you remember your marks average. :)

i dont know

20? when i was in VCE but i wasnt really happy with what i was doing in that

this corse started 2 weeks ago so no marks from them

Glad to be of help.

1. Clarke, Asimov, Stephenson, Adams, Card, Dick, Robinson...
2. Hm. I hardly watch tv..but when i do, i like X-files, Farscape, TWILIGHT ZONE, Outer Limits (old AND new), Star Trek originals occasionally..
3. The past few weeks, i'd say... about 5 hours a day (i read during school...school is so boring), 6 days a week. So about 30 hours a week i guess.
4. My GPA is around a 4.3 i believe. We use a weighted grading scale, which means different level classes are worth more..or something. I dunno, i hate school, and don't much care for grades. I do well in my AP bio class though, i take pride in that. AP is..like IB.
5. Markwise, i do well in most things. I do exceptional in Spanish, Biology, and English (lit).
6. Fav subject, spanish. And biology. Love em both to death.
7. Depends. Sometimes i go weeks without reading, some weeks like the last 3 i do nothing but bury myself in books. So, on average, anywhere from 1-6.
8. Money wise? Every few months i'll go out and spend about 60 or 70 dollars (USD) on a nice stack of books.. 12 or 13 books, for the next two months or so. In loonies (haha..funniest currency name EVER) i guess that's like.. i dunno. I'm not even sure how much a loonie is worth (nothing, who buys crazy people? hahaha)
9. Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to scales. I rock at analogies.

Hope i helped! :D

Thank you, Asguard and NenarT!!!!! :) :) :)

Originally posted by Asguard
i got a b in english... :eek: With your spelling and grammar? NFW! :D

1. Robert Heinlein, Douglas Adams

2. Farscape!

3. Not a lot, I watch.

4. At louisville tech we go by quarters, not semesters. So a 1.9 last quarter.

5. .... I dont know... Ive been asking myself that question.

6. Engrish.

7. Two or three, depending on how busy I am.

8. If I can't borrow them, then I buy them used... Probably about $7?

9. Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to land.

List some of your favourite sci-fi writers.
Hickman, Weis, TurtleDove, Stackpoole(sp?)

What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows?
MutantX, Andromeda, X-Men, Babalyon 5, Dark Angel

How many hours per week on average do you spend reading sci-fi?
almost as much as my computer ie: too much to count

What is your grade point average?
A- (9.6 on a 12 point scale)

What is your strongest subject (markwise)?
hmmm, suprisingly, history, but it depends alot on how boring the teacher is

What's your favourite subject?
Computer Science

How many books do you read per month?
See above :D

How much do you spend on books?
More than I should :)

Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to _____.
fish
(an asylum holds insanity, while an ocean holds fish)

Thank you very much, Counsler and Mech!!! :D :D :D

I will post the results a.s.a.p. Last call for anyone who wants to skew the results!

List some of your favourite sci-fi writers.
Orson Scott Card, Robert Heinlein
What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows?
Frascape, Stargate SG1, Star Trek
How many hours per week on average do you spend reading sci-fi?
10?
What is your grade point average?
3.4
What is your strongest subject (markwise)?
English
What's your favourite subject?
Japanese
How many books do you read per month?
40
How much do you spend on books?
a month? maybe $5
Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to _____.
water

Thanks for your input, Val!!! :) :) :)

Your welcome blue, although I forgot one part... Well, kinda. Im just going to re list em, seeing as how I only mentioned one.

What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows?

Farscape, Buffy, AND SG1. :)

:D thanks dude

The results are in! Our (this is a project between my friend and I) project has concluded that sci-fi fans, on the average, are indeed more intelligent than non-sci-fi fans, based on grade averages and things that we asked you! Thank you for your surveys, <b>Thor, Asguard, NenarT, CounslerC, Mech the Muon, and Val</b>! Be glad that you have helped me and my friend towards a possible A! :D

That's pretty good to know, I'm off to the library to get lots of Sci-Foi books put, maybe that'll take up so much time I won't have to do homework :D I kid!!

If it's not too late my grade average is a B at the moment, but that's only over three subjects :(

1. I don't read Sci-fi that much, but I suppose Douglas Adams is my favorite.

2. Stargate SG-1 and Firefly

3. Sci-fi? No idea. But if you include Fantasy it's about half an hour every night.

4. No idea. I'm a slacker so I don't really pay that much attention, I didn't even bother to get my grades last time. I only checked to see if I had failed anything and moved on.

5. Again, no idea. I think I did best on my CS exam during the last batch of testing.

6. The one that doesn't require any homework

7. Two? Three? Depends on the size of the books.

8. $30 a month? Somewhere in that area.

9. Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to drowning

Originally posted by Thor
If it's not too late my grade average is a B at the moment, but that's only over three subjects :( It'll be ok, hang in there. :) I mean, look at me. I went from a 92.4% average to a lousy 82.3% this year. I got 72% in Bio, after getting 95% on a major test! I've failed my latest one, and it's only a matter of weeks before the report cards come home and I'll withdraw into a dark corner and break down. :rolleyes: I've never broken down before...wonder what it feels like? hmm...

Thanks for your reply, DCL! Unfortunately the project's over, but I like your analogy. Very provocative and original. :)

List some of your favourite sci-fi writers. - Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, C.J. Cherryh

What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows? - Stargate Sg-1, X-Files, firefly, Andromeda

How many hours per week on average do you spend reading sci-fi? - 3-6

What is your grade point average? - well I make straight As

What is your strongest subject (markwise)? - English & Science

What's your favourite subject? - English

How many books do you read per month? - 2-7

How much do you spend on books? - $0-20, I usually go to the library


Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to Memories.

[list=1] List some of your favourite sci-fi writers. - Orson Scott Card, Ray Bradbury
What are some of your favourite sci-fi TV shows? I don't watch TV
How many hours per week on average do you spend reading sci-fi? 3-4
What is your grade point average? 3.75 (Honors classes not weighted)
What is your strongest subject (markwise)? Honors Latin (4.3)
What's your favourite subject? Latin
How many books do you read per month? Min: 1, Max: 5
How much do you spend on books? My room contains as many books as a small book store.
Asylum is to insanity as ocean is to... whacked by mob?.[/list=1]

Thanks Philoctetes and Jennie! Excellent analogies there, very original. :D

Update: We got a bloody 19/24 on this project. Apparently our teacher didn't feel it necessary for us to focus mainly on sci-fi fans, even though she approved of our topic beforehand. Grr... :mad:

However, we're just happy that sci-fi fans achieve better grades and do better in school. Woohoo! Also that metal fans do better academically than non-metal listening fans. ;)