An Overview of the Use of Mechanical Turk in Behavioral Sciences: Implications for Social Work

Crowdsourcing is a process in which a firm parcels out work to a “crowd” and offers payment for anyone within the crowd who completes the task determined by that firm. A growing number of behavioral scientists have begun using the Mechanical Turk (MTurk) to facilitate their research and practice, bu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Research on social work practice 2016-07, Vol.26 (4), p.441-448
Hauptverfasser:	Chan, Chitat, Holosko, Michael J.
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Schlagworte:	Behavioral Science Research Behavioral Sciences Business Classification Crowdsourcing Educational Research Feedback (Response) Health Services Information Technology Professionals Psychology Research Methodology Rewards Social services Social Work Users (Information) Web Sites
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