Internet Surveys of American Opinion Review

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Internet Surveys of American Opinion is a research project being run by two professors at the California Institute of Technology. The focus of the project is developing internet-based survey methods. The investigators for the project are Professors R. Michael Alvarez and Associate Professor Robert Sherman.

The Internet Surveys of American Opinion project conducts periodic internet surveys of American residents. You must be 18 or older to participate. They will pay for your participation either in cash or gift certificates. The surveys ask questions about your political, economic, and social opinions.

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Surveys sent by Internet Surveys of American Opinion are completely confidential. They use the information only for academic research. The information they request is only to make sure the surveys have scientific validity. If you are interested they have about 12 papers that have been written based on their research posted on the website.

After you fill out the form on their website they will have a short survey you can participate in right away. Internet Surveys of American Opinion will send you email in the future when they have other surveys for you!

Here are the four reasons the CalTech researchers for Internet Surveys of American Opinion give to participate in their research:

“To make your voice heard. The data we collect in this project will be presented to the public on the internet, it will be used by researchers and policy makers in their research, and it will be distributed to all interested individuals (in a form which insures your confidentiality). If you participate, your voice will be heard by researchers, policy makers, and the media..
To enhance the productive use of the internet. Our research project is the only academic and non-commercial project we know of which is aimed at producing scientifically valid survey data collected on the internet. All of our data, our statistical tools, and our software will be made available to others who wish to engage in their own data collection on the internet. Your participation in our study is vital to the the use of the internet for scientific research.
When possible, we will provide a gratuity for survey participation. These gratuities will range from small cash payments, to charitable donations, to other forms of gratuity, as our research budget permits.
To have some fun. We promise that our survey questions will be brief, to the point, and about interesting topics.”

I hope you enjoyed this Internet Surveys of American Opinion review.

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