<p>I now have some experience with CV and other SE venues. I think CV is more challenging than others because questions are more technical and scientific, and also because subspecialization is the rule in statistics.</p>

<p>My recommendations to improve your likelihood of getting a correct answer are the following:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>try to put your question in a comprehensible fashion, avoiding
acronyms and jargon;</p></li>
<li><p>use correct tags (and as many as appropriate) as this is likely to
boost interest to those subscribing for particular topics;</p></li>
<li><p>expand your question so that it reads as an intelligent and
provocative piece on this topic;</p></li>
<li><p>try to put the question into context, for instance by providing a sample database and code for a popular package (e.g. R); this will attract those more interested in specific packages and also help them give you a practical solution;</p></li>
<li><p>provide references;</p></li>
<li><p>return often to improve it by editing and boosting its content;</p></li>
<li><p>if you find a solution yourself, then post an answer.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>PS</p>

<p>This is more a trick than an advice, but I feel that submitting a question when most users are online (e.g. when it is afternoon in North America) will increase your visibility. </p>

<p>In addition, I think as a community we need to upvote more the answers than the questions.</p>
