Wiggins, Andrea, et al. “Mechanisms for Data Quality and Validation in Citizen Science”. 2011. "Computing for Citizen Science" Workshop at the IEEE EScience Conference, 2011, http://itee.uq.edu.au/~eresearch/workshops/compcitsci2011/index.html.
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Abstract

Data quality is a primary concern for researchers employing public participation in scientific research, or “citizen science,” to accomplish data collection and analysis tasks. This mode of scientific collaboration relies on contributions from a large, often unknown population of volunteers with widely variable expertise. In this paper, we review the commonly employed mechanisms for ensuring data quality.

Year of Publication
2011
Conference Name
"Computing for Citizen Science" workshop at the IEEE eScience Conference
Date Published
12/2011
Conference Location
Stockholm, Sweden
URL
http://itee.uq.edu.au/~eresearch/workshops/compcitsci2011/index.html