Introduction to Crowd-Sourcing Methods
Date:
28/04/2015
Organised by:
University of Southampton / ESRC-DTC / Centre for Vision and Cognition, School of Psychology
Presenter:
Dr Aiden Gregg
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Dr Aiden Gregg
a.gregg@soton.ac.uk
02380 594601
Description:
The internet is increasingly used to collect behavioural data (e.g., pleasantness ratings for stimuli, grammaticality judgments, etc.) from large samples of human subjects. This method, called crowd-sourcing, allows large amounts of data to be rapidly collected from remote locations. This workshop will introduce the basic methodology of crowd-sourcing, including discussion of: (1) major crowd-sourcing platforms (e.g., Mechanical Turk, CrowdFlower); (2) research on the comparative quality of crowd-sourcing data; and (3) how to screen crowd-sourcing data to insure maximal data quality.
Students will open an on-line crowd-sourcing account and then set up their own survey study to collect data. Students will also be trained how to screen crowd-sourcing data using EXCEL.
Students will learn the basics of how to conduct crowd-sourcing research, including the pros and cons of popular internet crowd-sourcing platforms, how to implement a program of survey or experimental research using crowd-sourcing, and how to screen crowd-sourcing data in EXCEL (for quality control) prior to their analysis.
Prerequisites: Masters and Ph.D. students in psychology and related fields (e.g., statistics, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience); some basic working knowledge of Mircrosoft EXCEL.
Cost:
N/A
Website and registration:
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/esrcdtc/news/events/2015/04/28-intro-to-crowd-sourcing-methods.page
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Survey Research, Behavioural Research, Survey and Questionnaire Design, Data Management
Related publications and presentations:
Survey Research
Behavioural Research
Survey and Questionnaire Design
Data Management