Web Survey Bibliography
Computer and internet based questionnaires have become a standard tool in Human-Computer Interaction research and other related fields, such as psychology and sociology. Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (AMT) service is a new method of recruiting participants and conducting certain types of experiments. This study compares whether participants recruited through AMT give different responses than participants recruited through an online forum or recruited directly on a university campus. Moreover, we compare whether a study conducted within AMT results in different responses compared to a study for which participants are recruited through AMT but which is conducted using an external online questionnaire service. The results of this study show that there is a statistical difference between results obtained from participants recruited through AMT compared to the results from the participant recruited on campus or through online forums. We do, however, argue that this difference is so small that it has no practical consequence. There was no significant difference between running the study within AMT compared to running it with an online questionnaire service. There was no significant difference between results obtained directly from within AMT compared to results obtained in the campus and online forum condition. This may suggest that AMT is a viable and economical option for recruiting participants and for conducting studies as setting up and running a study with AMT generally requires less effort and time compared to other frequently used methods. We discuss our findings as well as limitations of using AMT for empirical studies.
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Web survey bibliography - PLOS one (10)
- Pre-Survey Text Messages (SMS) Improve Participation Rate in an Australian Mobile Telephone Survey:...; 2016; Dal Grande, E.; Chittleborough, C. R.; Campostrini, S.; Dollard, M.; Taylor, A. W.
- The Utility of an Online Convenience Panel for Reaching Rare and Dispersed Populations; 2016; Sell, R.; Goldberg, S.; Conron, K.
- Implementation of Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Sweden; 2016; Stroemdahl, S.; Lu, X.; Bengtsson, L.; Liljeros, F.; Thorson, A.
- A Statistical Approach to Provide Individualized Privacy for Surveys; 2016; Esponda, F.; Huerta, K.; Guerrero, V. M.
- Online and Social Media Data As an Imperfect Continuous Panel Survey; 2016; Diaz, F.; Garmon, F.; Hofman, J. K.; Kiciman, E.; Rothschild, D.
- Comparing the Similarity of Responses Received from Studies in Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to Studies...; 2015; Bartneck, C.; Duenser, A.; Moltchanova, E.; Zawieska, K.
- Off-Label Baclofen Prescribing Practices among French Alcohol Specialists: Results of a National Online...; 2014; Rolland, B., Paille, F., Fleury, B., Cottencin, O., Benyamina, A., Aubin, H.-J.
- Efficiencies of Internet-Based Digital and Paper-Based Scientific Surveys and the Estimated Costs and...; 2014; Uhlig, C. E., Seitz, B., Promesberger, J., Eter, N., Busse, H.
- Does Stress Increase the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescents? Results of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior...; 2013; Kwon, J. A., Lee, M., Park, E.-C., Park, S., Yoo, K.-B.
- Presenting Survey Items One at a Time Compared to All at Once Decreases Missing Data without Sacrificing...; 2012; Nosek, B.; Umansky, E.