A possible threat to data integrity for online qualitative autism research

E Pellicano, D Adams, L Crane, C Hollingue… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Researchers are increasingly relying on online methods for data collection, including for
qualitative research involving interviews and focus groups. In this letter, we alert autism …

Battling bots: Experiences and strategies to mitigate fraudulent responses in online surveys

B Goodrich, M Fenton, J Penn, J Bovay… - Applied Economic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Declining survey response rates have driven many researchers to seek out cost‐effective
methods of increasing participation, such as conducting surveys online, paying incentives …

[HTML][HTML] 'Imposter participants' in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity?

D Ridge, L Bullock, H Causer, T Fisher… - … journal of public …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the Editor, We would like to share the experiences we have recently had while
conducting online qualitative studies. We believe people have contacted members of our …

Solutions to address low response rates in online surveys

W Shiyab, C Ferguson, K Rolls… - European journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Online surveys are increasingly popular in research given their cost-effectiveness and
potential reach. However, low response rates remain a key contributor to bias and the …

[HTML][HTML] Engaging adolescents in contemporary longitudinal health research: Strategies for promoting participation and retention

AL Murray, T Xie - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose High (and nonselective) recruitment and retention rates in longitudinal studies of
adolescence are essential for illuminating health trajectories and determinants during this …

Imposter participants: Overcoming methodological challenges related to balancing participant privacy with data quality when using online recruitment and data …

JM Roehl, DJ Harland - The qualitative report, 2022 - search.proquest.com
In this paper we describe the lessons learned when untrustworthy participants were
included in a qualitative interview study. In online research, participants can more easily …

Beyond the challenge to research integrity: imposter participation in incentivised qualitative research and its impact on community engagement

K Drysdale, N Wells, AKJ Smith… - Health Sociology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Participant recruitment for qualitative research often offers incentives (honoraria; financial
compensation) to increase participation and to recognise lived expertise and time involved …

Dealing with scam in online qualitative research: strategies and ethical considerations

A Pullen Sansfaçon, E Gravel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In the wake of COVID-19, numerous research projects moved to online data collection to
comply with public health guidelines. Since then, many qualitative projects have continued …

Management of fraudulent participants in online research: Practical recommendations from a randomized controlled feasibility trial

MR Davies, D Monssen, H Sharpe… - … Journal of Eating …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Fraudulent participation is an escalating concern for online clinical trials and
research studies and can have a significant negative impact on findings. We aim to shed …

Comparing water quality valuation across probability and non‐probability samples

K Sandstrom‐Mistry, F Lupi, H Kim… - Applied Economic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We compare water quality valuation results from a probability sample and two opt‐in non‐
probability samples, MTurk and Qualtrics. The samples differ in some key demographics, but …