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Using Amazon's Mechanical Turk for experiments on public opinion about public policy / Thomas Jamieson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jamieson, Thomas, active 2019, author.
- Series:
- SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
- SAGE Research Methods. Cases
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amazon Web Services (Firm).
- Internet surveys.
- Social surveys.
- Public policy (Law)--Public opinion--Research.
- Public policy (Law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.
- Summary:
- Online survey experiments are a useful method of testing social scientific theories. Of commonly used online convenience samples, Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform is especially useful as a relatively inexpensive means of conducting experiments. In this research methods case, I discuss how I used Mechanical Turk to study the effects of news coverage on public opinion about public policy. I describe the practical steps taken to conduct the experiment, before outlining some important trade-offs and considerations scholars should consider when using Mechanical Turk, and for experimental research more broadly. I then outline some important lessons I learned from the experiment, which I hope might be useful for scholars interested in conducting similar research.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on XML content.
- ISBN:
- 1-5264-6900-6
- 9781526469007
- OCLC:
- 1084569356
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