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What Is It Like to Participate in Online Research on Amazon Mechanical Turk?
In the world of human subjects research, Institutional Review Boards (IRB) often conduct a cost-benefit analysis to assess whether a study is ethical. A universal standard applied in these assessments...
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New Solutions Dramatically Improve Research Data Quality on MTurk
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a microtask platform that has been used for social science research for nearly a decade. During this time,
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Surveying the First Quarantined Community in the United States: Lessons Learned About Psychology and Public Health
Early March marked a historic turning point in the United States. Despite pockets of outbreak on the West Coast and a clear acceleration of infection across Western Europe, most Americans...
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The Superworker Sampling Bias on Mechanical Turk
When requesters post tasks on Mechanical Turk (MTurk), workers complete those tasks on a first come, first-served basis. This method of task distribution has important implications for research including the...
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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
Data collection online has become standard practice even for major institutions like the CDC, but unless care is taken to ensure subjects are honest and attentive the results can be...
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Demographics of People on Amazon Mechanical Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a dynamic, ever-changing platform. Each month new people sign up as “requesters” and “workers” and people who once used the platform on a regular basis...
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