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CloudResearch is Removing the Dynamic Completion Code From Our MTurk Toolkit

Aaron Moss, PhD
April 27, 2022

CloudResearch is Removing the Dynamic Completion Code From Our MTurk Toolkit

Several years ago, we introduced the option for researchers to create a dynamic completion code when setting up MTurk Toolkit studies. While this system has worked well in the past, we are discontinuing its use over concerns about security and utility.

The State of Data Quality in Research: A Podcast Interview with Cheskie Rosenzweig

CloudResearch
March 15, 2022

The State of Data Quality in Research: A Podcast Interview with Cheskie Rosenzweig

The never-ending research discussion: data quality. Hear from Cheskie Rosenzweig on the importance of data quality and how the industry can do more.

How CloudResearch and IARPA Completed the Largest Longitudinal Online Research Project Ever

Aaron Moss, PhD
March 4, 2022

How CloudResearch and IARPA Completed the Largest Longitudinal Online Research Project Ever

Learn more about the largest longitudinal online research project ever conducted, including tips for retention in longitudinal studies

Can Funny Pandemic Memes Help Get You Through COVID-19 Related Stress?

Jessica Gall Myrick, PhD
February 17, 2022

Can Funny Pandemic Memes Help Get You Through COVID-19 Related Stress?

a new study explores the effects of memes on COVID-related stress

Is Social Psychology Still Relevant to Everyday Life? Asking a CloudResearch Sample

Dylan Campbell
January 26, 2022

Is Social Psychology Still Relevant to Everyday Life? Asking a CloudResearch Sample

a recently published study examines perceptions regarding the relevance of social psychology in society and the importance of social psychology in education

3 Ways Your Online Research Sample Provider Is Ruining Your Brand Tracker Survey

CloudResearch
January 12, 2022

3 Ways Your Online Research Sample Provider Is Ruining Your Brand Tracker Survey

When decisions are made based on brand tracking surveys with low quality data it leads to false conclusions and costly mistakes.

Not Your Grandmother’s Fraud: How Data Quality is Measured in 2022

Aaron Moss, PhD
January 3, 2022

Not Your Grandmother’s Fraud: How Data Quality is Measured in 2022

Online data quality is a huge deal. You need to know how much online survey fraud exists, how it's measured, and what you can do to avoid it.

Five Years of Mechanical Turk Data in Five Figures

Aaron Moss, PhD
December 1, 2021

Five Years of Mechanical Turk Data in Five Figures

Learn more about MTurk participant data based on tens of millions of HITs facilitated via CloudResearch.

CloudResearch is Retiring the “Block Low-Quality Participants” Option

Aaron Moss, PhD
November 2, 2021

CloudResearch is Retiring the “Block Low-Quality Participants” Option

Learn more about why CloudResearch is retiring the Block Low-Quality Participants feature and continuing with the CloudResearch Approved Participants option.

The Truth About Online Data Quality: 30% of Survey Respondents Live on Pluto

Aaron Moss, PhD
October 20, 2021

The Truth About Online Data Quality: 30% of Survey Respondents Live on Pluto

Filtering through bad data in hopes to preserve the validity of online research can threaten your project, and just be plain time-consuming.

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