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Resources for Conducting an Online Study

So you've decided to conduct a study online.  Once you have identified your objectives and measures, the major question that remains is how to get your study on the Internet.  A list of helpful online resources for conducting internet research is provided.  Listed resources are geared towards individuals interested in conducting an online survey or experiment.  All resources are available via the internet.  This information may be of interest to psychologists and other social scientists.

 
bulletOnline Psychology Research - UK -- hosts psychology related studies running on the Internet; also provide links to additional resources and tools
bulletWEXTOR -- web-based software tools that generates code for experimental designs (I'm using this for my dissertation project and it's great for randomization of study participants.)
bulletA Guide to Running Surveys and Experiments on the World-Wide Web -- Site features information about running internet surveys and experiments plus specifics about using Active Server Pages (ASP)
bulletPew Internet & American Life Project -- produces original, academic-quality reports that explore the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project also aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the Internet through collection of essential, relevant data and timely discussions of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world.
bullet APA Board of Scientific Affairs Advisory Group on Conducting Research on the Internet -- The charge of the Advisory Group was to explore emerging ethical and scientific issues related to the conduct of research over the Internet.
bullet Introduction to Behavioral Research on the Internet, by Michael H. Birnbaum, Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
bullet Psychological Experiments on the Internet, edited by Michael H. Birnbaum, San Diego: Academic Press, 2000.
bulletResearch Pro --  Data Management Consultants.
bulletResearch Randomizer -- A web site that is designed to assist researchers and students who want an easy way to perform random sampling or assign participants to experimental conditions.
bulletSuperSurvey.com -- A commercial online survey company.
bulletSurveyMonkey.com --Free and commercial online survey company.
bulletSurveyOne --A commercial online survey company.
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Visualize --  (a tool for visualizing an experimental design and choosing a matching statistical procedure)

bullet Web Research Resources -- part of PsychScholar
bulletIoxphere --  A commercial online survey creation and maintenance site.
bulletLive Measure -- A site dedicated to facilitating the efforts of researchers in the social sciences who wish to post their instruments and collect their data over the World Wide Web.
bulletPsychData.Net -- A commercial online survey research creation and hosting site.
bulletPsychDesign..com --A commercial online survey creation and participant search site.
bulletFormsite.com -- A commercial online survey creation site.  Has a limited free option.  Is easy to use.
bulletGuide to Running Surveys and Experiments on the Web 
bulletPsychData.net Library -- tip sheets and other links
bulletMediaLab -- Windows-based research software
bulletPsychology Software Distribution -- for research, teaching, and practice
bulletExperimenTrak -- software/service for managing participant pools
bulletSona Systems -- web-based software for managing participant pools
bulletRiddleMeThis -- shareware for creating questionnaire studies
bullet Software for Cognitive Psychology Experiments -- for Macintosh computers
bullet Microsociology Software Gallery -- research and education freeware
bulletStudentResearcher.com
bulletWeb Surveyor -- A set of white papers and other resources for conduction web survey research.

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