Here are sampling guidelines to ensure good data for your post-event reports.
- Please ask three questions: 1) Are you staying at an area hotel? 2) How many nights? and 3) what is your home zip code
- Here is the sample size calculator: https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/sample-size-calculator/
| Attendance at your event | Ideal Number of surveys to collect ±5% Confidence Level (95% confidence level) | Percentage of total attendees | Minimum number of surveys for tracking room nights | Percentage of total attendees |
| 100 | 80 | 80% | 30 | 30% |
| 250 | 152 | 60% | 50 | 20% |
| 500 | 220 | 44% | 75 | 15% |
| 1,000 | 285 | 29% | 100 | 10% |
| 3,000 | 350 | 12% | 200 | 6% |
| 5,000 | 370 | <1% | 300 | 6% |
| 10,000 | 385 | <1% | 300 | 3% |