What are Bots?
Bots are software applications programmed to complete automated tasks online, such as filling out surveys to receive rewards. In research, bots pose a serious threat to online data collection. Researchers' role is to protect online data collection from bots, detect bots in online data, and remove bots from online data.
If you’re interested in reading more about bots in research, please see the full article:
Storozuk, S., Ashley, M., Delage, V., & Maloney, E. A. (2020). Got bots? Practical recommendations to protect online survey data from bot attacks. The Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 16(5), 472-481. https://doi.org/10.20982/tqmp.16.5.p472
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