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The purpose of this questionnaire is to know more about your needs and how WITS satisfies them. Thanks in advance to answer the following questions and to click on the button at the bottom of this page to send your answers.
   
 

1. Choose your country of origin :

   
 

2. Select the type of your organization :

3. Please enter the name of your organization :

(example: Oxford University)

   
 

4. Which of the following best describes your primary activity using WITS ?

Empirical Research
Country / Market analysis
Policy decision making

   
 

5. What is the speed of your internet connection ?

fast connection through my organization/company network
fast connection from home (dsl, cable, ...)
dial-up connection (56k or under)
don't know

   
   
 

6. Please enter in the box below the version number of the WITS client you are currently using :

[if you don't know how to find that information, click here]

   
  7. How long have you been a WITS user ?
   
  more than 1 year
between 6 months and 1 year
between 3 and 6 months
less than 3 months
I have an account but I've actually never used WITS
   
 

8. Which of the following databases do you have access to ? (you may check several databases)

TRAINS (UNCTAD)
COMTRADE (UNSD)
IDB/CTS (WTO)
Don't know

   
  9. How often do you use WITS ?
   
  Almost every day
Several times a week
About once a week
From time to time
Hardly ever
   
 

10. Overall, how do you rate the WITS software ?

   
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2
3
4
5
No Opinion
 
(0 is very bad, 5 is excellent)
   
 

11. Which kind of data are you mostly using through WITS ?

Protection data (tarifs, NTBs and others)
Trade flow data
Both

   
 

12. Which WITS module do you mainly use ?

Quick Database Query
Advanced Query
Analytical Tools
All of the above

   
   
 

13. How do you rate the registration process.

   
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2
3
4
5
No Opinion
(0 is very bad, 5 is excellent)
   
  14. What is your overall rating of the WITS installation process ?
   
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2
3
4
5
No Opinion
(0 is very bad, 5 is excellent)
   
   
 

15. Have you ever used this module ?

Yes
No

   
  16. If so, how would you rate each of the following components of the Quick Query module ? (0 is very bad, 5 is very good, N/O means No Opinion)
 
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2
3
4
5
N/O
Ease and clarity of the query interface
Speed to display results
Format of output as displayed by WITS
Relevance and comprehensiveness of the ouput information
Capability to save output as files
   
   
 

17. Have you ever used this module ?

Yes
No

   
  18. If so, how would you rate each of the following components of the Advanced Query module ? (0 is very bad, 5 is very good, N/O means No Opinion)
 
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1
2
3
4
5
N/O
Ease and clarity of the query interface
Speed to display results
Format of output as displayed by WITS
Relevance and comprehensiveness of the ouput information
Capability to save output as files
   
   
 

19. Which of the following tools do you use ?

Doha formulas
SMART

   
  20. If you have already used the Doha formula tool, please give your appraisal on the following components
(0 is very bad, 5 is very good, N/O means No Opinion)
 
0
1
2
3
4
5
N/O
Ease and clarity of the query interface
Speed to display results
Format of output as displayed by WITS
Relevance and comprehensiveness of the ouput information
Capability to save output as files
   
  21. If you have already used the SMART tool, please give your appraisal on the following components (0 is very bad, 5 is very good)
 
0
1
2
3
4
5
N/O
Ease and clarity of the query interface
Speed to display results
Format of output as displayed by WITS
Relevance and comprehensiveness of the ouput information
Capability to save output as files
   
 

22. If you have you ever requested technical assistance from the WITS administration, what was it about ? (you may check several answers)

Registration
Installation
WITS features
Data issues

23. If so, how would you rate it ?

   
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1
2
3
4
5
No Opinion
 
(0 is very bad, 5 is very good)
   
   
 

24. What is the main weakness of WITS ?

The obligation to update the software frequently
The interface
The speed
The proposed features
The output reports
The inability to import your own data in WITS
I don't see any weakness

   
   
 

25. Would you recommend WITS to someone else ?

Definitely
Probably
Probably not
Definitely not
Not sure

   
 

26. Your comments on WITS :