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    July 8, 2016
    Research in the Crowdsourcing Age, a Case Study

    Time per week that Turkers spend on the site varies greatly

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    Research in the Crowdsourcing Age, a Case Study
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    How Mechanical Turk Works
    Many Mechanical Turk workers report making less than $5 an hour
    Most Mechanical Turk tasks paid 10 cents or less
    An 18th century engraving by Joseph Racknitz showing how he believed the original Mechanical Turk machine was constructed.
    How Mechanical Turk Works
    Extracting information from pictures and transcription made up almost two-thirds of Mechanical Turk requests
    Slightly more academics than businesses used Mechanical Turk
    Transcription service tasks especially popular among a small number of highly active firms
    Surveys represent majority of tasks from academics on Mechanical Turk
    How Turkers in the Pew Research Center study compare with all working adults
    Most Turkers perform tasks every day
    Time per week that Turkers spend on the site varies greatly
    Most Turker activity occurs during evening hours
    Roughly half of Mechanical Turk workers make less than $5 an hour
    Mechanical Turk is a primary income source for 25% of Turkers
    Turkers who earn all or most of their incomes from MTurk, differ from those who use it to supplement other incomes
    Male Turkers have slightly higher hourly earnings than women
    Younger Turkers have higher hourly earnings than older Turkers
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