Hello, is it possible to program a code that directly identifies the AmazonTurk ID in socisurvey final dataset? Thank you!

Question

I am tring to find another way (rather than directly asking people for their worker IDs). Do you have any code that could enable that? I saw that it was done automatically in Qualtrics, but I'm wondering if it's the case for SosciSurvey. Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

The most recent information from the Amazon API documentation was that the worker ID is not published automatically. The official information from Amazon is:

To verify that Workers actually complete your survey, require each Worker to enter a unique survey completion code to your HIT. Consult with your survey service provider on how to generate this code at the end of your survey.
(https://requester.mturk.com/create/projects/new)

This is also what Qualtrics explains on their website:
https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/common-use-cases-rc/assigning-randomized-ids-to-respondents/

And there are also instructions on the Internet that say that you need to ask for the WorkerID in Qualtrics as well: https://jessicaeblack.org/research/tips-on-using-mturk-with-qualtrics/

We will evaluate the options to circumvent this necessity by using the MTurk developer options. Should you have any different information (about MTurk or Qualtrics), please let us know.