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Special Edition Articles with Replication Data

Sponsorship Effects in Online SurveysHolger Kern, +2 more authors (2022) POLBEH, more info.
R files: 6, text files: 1, datasets: 5

Crowdsourcing Reliable Local DataMirya Holman, +2 more authors (2020) POLAN, more info.
archives: 1

A Text-As-Data Approach for Using Open-Ended Responses As Manipulation ChecksJeffrey Ziegler (2022) POLAN, more info.
R files: 3, other files: 1, PDF files: 17, images: 1, LaTeX files: 9, text files: 1

Paying Attention to Inattentive Survey RespondentsR. Michael Alvarez, +3 more authors (2019) POLAN, more info.
R files: 2, datasets: 2, text files: 1

Testing Social Science Network Theories With Online Network Data: An Evaluation of External ValidityJames Bisbee, +1 more author (2017) APSR, more info.
R files: 8, Stata files: 6, PDF files: 16, datasets: 19, LaTeX files: 4, text files: 6

Racing the Clock: Using Response Time As a Proxy for Attentiveness on Self-Administered SurveysBlair Read, +2 more authors (2022) POLAN, more info.
archives: 1

The Face of Internet Recruitment: Evaluating the Labor Markets of Online Crowdsourcing Platforms in ChinaXiaojun Li, +2 more authors (2018) RAP, more info.
R files: 1, datasets: 6, text files: 4

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Lee, Alexander .Rochester

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