- RDP table
- eRDPML
- Dive computer
- eLearning
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The information above is based on sales from the PADI Americas region which (generally speaking) includes: North and South America excluding Canada.
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2 comments:
Of this report home many instructors or stores give individuals the option of the tables and or computers.
so does this change the real percentage of your survey.
Hmmmm....
If I'm understanding the question correctly, you're asking:
How can this report account for stores that allow the student to choose tables or the eRDPML?
My hip-pocket answer is: the "student choice" factor would cause the report to show more members using tables than actually are.
Here's why:
We have to assume that the instructor or store is stocking some type of crewpak. It's economic lunacy to buy the required materials separately.
More than likely, the store or instructor is stocking the table version of the kit. For two reasons:
1. The table version of the OW kit is $2 cheaper than the eRDPML kit. You might as well stock the cheaper kit and swap in the eRPDML only when the student requests it.
2. From a teaching POV, it seems more likely that the eRDPML is a substitute for the tables rather than the reverse. An eRDPML can help a struggling student pass their exam. The reverse scenario is far more rare.
All that said...
I don't think the student choice factor has a huge effect on the overall report. It's a great question, and I'm glad you brought it up. I'm just thinking about the hundreds of members I talk to every day, some of whom buy 100 crewpaks at a time, and the vast majority are dead-set computer guys, table guys, etc.
This is just a guess, but I think only a handful of members are offering their students a choice.
Thanks for your question.
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