Amazon Mechanical Turk workers can provide consistent and economically meaningful data
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DOI: 10.1002/soej.12451
Abstract: We explore the consistency of the characteristics of individuals who participate in studies posted on Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT). The primary individuals analyzed in this study are subjects who participated in at least two of… read more here.
Keywords: turk workers; provide consistent; amazon mechanical; workers provide ... See more keywords
Can Amazon's Mechanical Turk be used to recruit participants for internet intervention trials? A pilot study involving a randomized controlled trial of a brief online intervention for hazardous alcohol use
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DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.08.005
Abstract: Objectives To determine whether Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) might be a viable means of recruiting participants for online intervention research. This was accomplished by conducting a randomized controlled trial of a previously validated intervention with… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; participants recruited; brief; online intervention ... See more keywords
Are Mechanical Turk worker samples representative of health status and health behaviors in the U.S.?
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198835
Abstract: Introduction Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is frequently used to administer health-related surveys and experiments at a low cost, but little is known about its representativeness with regards to health status and behaviors. Methods A cross-sectional… read more here.
Keywords: health; health status; health behaviors; mechanical turk ... See more keywords
Comparison of Survey Distribution through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and Traditional Single-Site Survey Distribution
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.146.1_meetingabstract.80
Abstract: Background: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform can be used as a survey distribution tool that connects researchers to a nationally representative respondent pool. While some studies have shown that MTurk provides data that is reflective… read more here.
Keywords: survey distribution; mechanical turk; survey; amazon mechanical ... See more keywords
Upon Repeated Reflection: Consequences of Frequent Exposure to the Cognitive Reflection Test for Mechanical Turk Participants
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02646
Abstract: Participants from public participant panels, such as Amazon Mechanical Turk, are shared across many labs and participate in many studies during their panel tenure. Here, I demonstrate direct and indirect downstream consequences of frequent exposure… read more here.
Keywords: consequences frequent; frequent exposure; test; reflection ... See more keywords
Do data from mechanical Turk subjects replicate accuracy, response time, and diffusion modeling results?
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DOI: 10.3758/s13428-021-01573-x
Abstract: Online data collection is being used more and more, especially in the face of the COVID crisis. To examine the quality of such data, we chose to replicate lexical decision and item recognition paradigms from… read more here.
Keywords: diffusion; response; accuracy; data mechanical ... See more keywords