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Alan Cowen

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sarin Unreliably Fast
Reviews: 10,091
Points: 10,085
Ratings: 1,706
Rate 5s music clips according to the emotions they elicit - $0.55

Low

Unrated

Approved

$10.82 / hour

00:03:03 / completion time

Pros

Review 30 separate five second music clips based on preset emotions

I recognize some of the music clips that I submitted in a past HIT by this requester

Can do as many of these as you want

Cons

A lot of the music is just Japanese folk music, and it's repetitive

Pay is a bit low, but I'm only doing this because I just want to hunt down the music clips I submitted
Jun 5, 2019 | 2 workers found this helpful.

sarin Unreliably Fast
Reviews: 10,091
Points: 10,085
Ratings: 1,706
View funny Instagram posts. Identify the types of laughter they might elicit. - $0.62

Underpaid

Unrated

Approved

$9.26 / hour

00:04:01 / completion time

Pros

Survey is hidden behind a closed qual that consists of just one question about your age

Cons

Annoying demographics/questionnaire page with the smallest radio buttons ever
You're given 30 funny meme macros/images/screenshots/videos, and you have to choose a laugh track from 24 preset audio clips that would best fit your reaction to each image
Underpaid because of the amount of time and effort you need for this, avoid
Mar 17, 2019 | 1 worker found this helpful.

th6378045 Average Pace
Reviews: 12,576
Points: 6,398
Ratings: 339
Identify facial expressions in sculptures - $0.95

Underpaid

Unrated

Pending

$8.36 / hour

00:06:49 / completion time
May 14, 2019 | 1 worker found this helpful.

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Recently Reviewed HITs


Find music clips that elicit particular emotional states. Get bonuses for good finds.
Identify facial expressions in sculptures
Predicting the emotional expressions associated with situations
Rate 5s music clips according to the emotions they elicit
Rate emotions evoked by music

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Wage Aggregate Tracking

This is fairly straightforward: we take the completion time & the reward amount (where available) and calculate the average hourly rate for the task. We then apply that number to a simple range based on US minimum wage standards to color-code the data for easy to digest numerical data.

Color Pay Range (Hourly) Explanation
RED < $7.25 / hr Hourly averages below US Federal minimum wage
ORANGE $7.25 - $10.00 / hr Hourly averages between Federal & highest statewide (CA) minimum wages.
GREEN > $10.00 / hr Hourly averages above all US minimum wage standards

Reward Sentiment

Not all HITs are created equal. Sometimes an hourly wage doesn't convey the full story of a HIT's true worth, so we encourage workers to give their opinion on the overall pay of the task. Was it $8/hr to rate pictures of puppies? A worker could justifiably bump up the rating a bit for something so adorable. 10 hours locked in Inquisit? Even for $10/hr many workers would appreciate the heads up on such a task. The Pay Sentiment rating helps connect workers beyond the hard data.

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Underpaid 1 / 5
  • Very low or no pay
  • Frustrating work experience
  • Inadequate instructions
Low 2 / 5
  • Below US min-wage ($7.25/hr)
  • No redeeming qualities to make up for pay
Fair 3 / 5
  • Minimum wages for task (consider SE taxes!)
  • Work experience offers nothing to tip the scales in a positive or negative direction
Good 4 / 5
  • Pay is above minimum wage, or compensates better than average for the level of effort required.
  • The overall work experience makes up for borderline wages
Generous 5 / 5
  • Pay is exceptional.
  • Interesting, engaging work or work environment
  • Concise instructions, well designed HIT.

Communication Ratings

Communication is an underrated aspect of mTurk. Clear, concise directions. A fast response to a clarification question or a resolution to a workflow suggestion can all be valuable aspects of interaction between Requesters & Workers and its worth keeping track of. Plus everyone enjoys the peace of mind knowing that if something does go wrong there will be an actual human getting back to you to solve the issue.

Icon Rating Suggested Guidelines
Unacceptable 1 / 5
  • No response at all
  • Rude response without a resolution
Poor 2 / 5
  • Responsive, but unhelpful
  • Required IRB or extra intervention
Acceptable 3 / 5
  • Responded in a reasonable timeframe
  • Resolves issues to a minimum level of satisfaction.
Good 4 / 5
  • Prompt Response
  • Positive resolution
Excellent 5 / 5
  • Prompt response time
  • Friendly & Professional
  • Helpful / Solved Issues
  • Interacts within the community

Approval Time Tracking

This rating is strictly for approval times. Let's face it, no one wants to mix approval time ratings with how fast a Requester rejects a HIT, so we've saved rejection flags for another category. This provides a more straightforward way to know about how long your HIT might sit pending before paying out. The default auto-approval for most MTurk tasks is 3 days, the maximum is 30 days. We've tried to base our ratings around those data-points.

Icon Rating Approval Time
Very Slow 1 / 5 Over 2 weeks
Slow 2 / 5 ~1 - 2 Weeks
Average 3 / 5 ~3 - 7 Days
Fast 4 / 5 ~1 - 3 Days
Very Fast 5 / 5 ~24 hours or less

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