Comments on: User testing on Mechanical Turk [how-to]

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:47 +0000

I’m a first year graduate student starting up a study – this page was extremely helpful – thanks for posting it!

By: Srishti

Srishti — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:27:50 +0000

I downloaded your input/variable file and saved it as an .xls but when I upload it to the Publish section it gives me the following error:

Could not create batch. Invalid input data on line 1. Click here to learn more about acceptable file formats.

And the ‘Click here’ part is unclickable.

What should I do or am I doing wrong?

Thanks! This is a great guide and it’s been a lifesaver!

By: Amrita

Amrita — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:03:38 +0000

Ah, thank you ! I wonder if there is a way to randomly generate a different confirmation code each time, to be able to cross reference the mTurk entries with those in the google spreadsheet.

By: brynn

brynn — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:54:22 +0000

Amrita — you manually create it! In almost all online survey tools, you have an option to edit your confirmation or “thank you” page. In Google Forms, go to More Actions -> Edit confirmation. Then enter whatever confirmation code you choose!

By: brynn

brynn — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:46:21 +0000

Not a very timely reply to your post (Katie), but I did mistakenly delete that file. It should be back up there now!

By: Amrita

Amrita — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:54:54 +0000

How do you generate a confirmation code after the user finishes filling out the google form ? I looked all over the place and haven’t been able to figure that out yet.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:37:37 +0000

Brynn, excellent tutorial. thanks a lot.

Btw, am not able to download the
“dummyvariable line” file. could you upload it again? thanks.

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:19:53 +0000

Brynn, Thanks so much for this. This is a great tutorial.