One Advantage of Amazon's Mechanical Turk Is That It Is

question 111

Multiple Choice

One advantage of Amazon's Mechanical Turk is that it is _____, but a disadvantage is that it is subject to _____.

• A) open to volunteer bias; being more representative
• B) subject to volunteer bias; being less representative
• C) more representative; volunteer bias
• D) less representative; volunteer bias

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Definitions:

Qualitative Research

Research that is somewhat less structured than quantitative research but that allows more depth of interpretation and nuance in what people say and do.

Participant Observation

A research method in which researchers immerse themselves in the group or setting being studied, directly observing and participating in its activities.

Ethnography

A qualitative research method that studies cultures and communities through close observation, participation, and interviews.

Controlled Experiment

A scientific study where one variable is changed at a time to isolate the effects of that variable, providing strong evidence for a cause and effect.