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The CloudResearch MTurk Toolkit Is Now Compatible With AWS Billing
Aaron Moss, PhD

The CloudResearch MTurk Toolkit Is Now Compatible With AWS Billing

CloudResearch's MTurk Toolkit is now fully compatible with AWS billing. See how you can connect your account and make funding your research simple.

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Study: Are Election 2020 Poll Respondents Honest About Their Vote?
Leib Litman, PhD

Study: Are Election 2020 Poll Respondents Honest About Their Vote?

The ‘shy Trump voter' was a common topic of poll analysts following the 2016 presidential upset – but do they exist? New research helps shed light on polling accuracy and honesty.

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Should I Reject This Participant? How to Fairly Identify Low-Quality Research Participants
Josef Edelman, MS

Should I Reject This Participant? How to Fairly Identify Low-Quality Research Participants

Academic researchers have a major ethical decision to make when choosing whether to reject research participants. Learn how to be certain you're making a fair choice.

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Mask Wearing Is Not Just About Political Party: Regional Infection-Rate Density Plays a Big Role in Who Is Wearing a Mask, and This Has Important Implications for Survey Sampling
Leib Litman, PhD

Mask Wearing Is Not Just About Political Party: Regional Infection-Rate Density Plays a Big Role in Who Is Wearing a Mask, and This Has Important Implications for Survey Sampling

CloudResearch users are now able to quickly and easily sample respondents in cities identified as COVID-19 hotspots, giving researchers new insight into the human effects of the pandemic.

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Best Practices That Can Affect Data Quality on MTurk
Cheskie Rosenzweig, MS

Best Practices That Can Affect Data Quality on MTurk

Amazon's MTurk has given researchers a powerful tool for connecting to survey respondents online. See how six simple best practices can help improve your data quality.

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What Is It Like to Participate in Online Research on Amazon Mechanical Turk?
Leib Litman, PhD

What Is It Like to Participate in Online Research on Amazon Mechanical Turk?

Can using Amazon's MTurk to conduct online research cause distress in survey respondents? A new study from CloudResearch shows that for most workers, the answer is no.

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New Solutions Dramatically Improve Research Data Quality on MTurk
Leib Litman, PhD

New Solutions Dramatically Improve Research Data Quality on MTurk

New solutions from CloudResearch help researchers obtain high-quality data on MTurk while blocking inattentive and otherwise low-quality respondents from participating.

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Surveying the First Quarantined Community in the United States: Lessons Learned About Psychology and Public Health
Sarah L. Weinberger-Litman, PhD

Surveying the First Quarantined Community in the United States: Lessons Learned About Psychology and Public Health

Surprisingly little is known about the psychological impact of quarantine. Read our research on the consequences of prolonged isolation.

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The Superworker Sampling Bias on Mechanical Turk
Aaron Moss, PhD

The Superworker Sampling Bias on Mechanical Turk

Explore the numbers behind superworkers on Amazon mturk and learn how these professional survey respondents can bias your behavioral research sample.

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No, Americans Are Not Gargling Bleach: How Bad Survey Data Inflated Estimates in the Latest CDC Report – And How to Prevent This From Happening in the Future
Leib Litman, PhD

No, Americans Are Not Gargling Bleach: How Bad Survey Data Inflated Estimates in the Latest CDC Report – And How to Prevent This From Happening in the Future

A recent CDC report made the alarming claim that 39% of Americans engaged in high-risk behavior to avoid COVID. A new study from CloudResearch questions these claims.

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