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  • Psychological Research Methods
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Web-based data collection, such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk (AMT), offers rapid and cost-effective participant recruitment for psychological studies.
  • Concerns about data quality persist, yet AMT data can be reliable and more diverse than traditional college samples.
  • Existing methods for screening low-quality data are insufficient, failing to distinguish between high/low effort or automated responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a robust algorithm for detecting low-quality and automated data from online research platforms.
  • To overcome limitations of traditional screening methods by employing a multi-faceted detection approach.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented a novel detection algorithm incorporating multiple checks: page response times, response distributions, scale usage, click counts, and manipulation checks.
  • Tested the algorithm on data from a survey administered via a survey bot and compared it with data from human participants (high and low effort).
  • Validated the algorithm's ability to identify problematic survey responses indicative of bots or inattentive participants.

Main Results:

  • The developed algorithm successfully identified low-quality and automated data generated by a survey bot.
  • The method effectively differentiated between high-effort human responses, low-effort human responses, and bot-generated data.
  • Identified cases can be utilized in sensitivity analyses for data exclusion.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed algorithm offers a promising tool for enhancing data quality in online research.
  • This method provides a more reliable approach to screening participants and detecting automated data on platforms like AMT.
  • The algorithm aids in ensuring the integrity of psychological research conducted online.