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MiddExLab

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Middlebury College
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Workers feel this requester pays generously

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kimadagem Careful Reader
Reviews: 175
Points: 677
Ratings: 60
Survey and decision making game(~ 1 minutes) - $0.25

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Approved

$1.60 / hour

00:09:22 / completion time

Pros

Cons

-10-minute estimate is too low. I was booted before I'd even done the main task, and it has two parts. This is probably more like 15-20 minutes.
-The instructions are on the same page as the CCS but 3 of the 4 CCs require math. I really thought I understood the instructions and I used a calculator but one of the questions didn't have the answer choice I got, which was a bad sign. I did the best I could but the next page after the CCs said the survey was over; there was nothing about my answers but I suspect I missed one or more of the CCs. That's my biggest problem with this; because of the setup, and because I qualified (I wish I hadn't), I had to do the survey. But for all the time I spent I get a quarter.
-This is a real-time multi-person hit (it was scheduled; I got an email about it). I think it was set up this way because someone thought it would be easier to coordinate. I really doubt that, because it dropped me out of my group, and it also wasn't fair to me, and it might not be to others as well.

Advice to Requester

The qualifier should be in a separate hit from the survey. Otherwise you may be paying people nowhere near what they should be getting for their time. And that will decrease participation in future hits. Once you get your qualified people schedule the main survey. And stop relying on potential - but not guaranteed - bonuses to attract participants.
Nov 2, 2020 | 2 workers found this helpful.

EsaEinai Unreliably Fast
Reviews: 51
Points: 235
Ratings: 15
Survey and decision making game(~ 1 minutes) - $0.25 +6.02 bonus Confirmed!

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Unrated

Approved

$23.01 / hour

00:16:21 / completion time

Pros

Group decision study where you are each given tokens and decide how much to share. Sharing increases the amount of tokens, and thus increases the amount of bonus. Some details shared between each decision session. Fast, generous bonus.

Cons

At first I thought it stopped working because it took so long for the first session to complete/load (over 5 minutes). But then it started working quickly after that.
Oct 29, 2020 | 1 worker found this helpful.

EsaEinai Unreliably Fast
Reviews: 51
Points: 235
Ratings: 15
Current events survey(~ 1 minutes) - $0.25 +2.50 bonus Confirmed!

Generous

Unrated

Approved

$16.56 / hour

00:09:58 / completion time

Pros

First part was short demographic survey (paid). If qualified, you get to do another part with a few timed multiple choice questions for extra flat fee and possible bonus on top of that based on their instructions. Articles provided for reading to help answer the questions.

Cons

Nov 5, 2020

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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.

Icon Rating Suggested Guidelines
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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