TY - CONF T1 - Mechanisms for Data Quality and Validation in Citizen Science T2 - "Computing for Citizen Science" workshop at the IEEE eScience Conference Y1 - 2011 A1 - Wiggins, Andrea A1 - Newman, Greg A1 - Stevenson, Robert D. A1 - Kevin Crowston KW - Citizen Science KW - data quality KW - data validation AB - 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. We also discuss results of a survey of citizen science projects that reports on the use of some of these mechanisms, noting that it is most common for projects to employ multiple mechanisms to ensure data quality and appropriate levels of validation. JF - "Computing for Citizen Science" workshop at the IEEE eScience Conference CY - Stockholm, Sweden UR - http://itee.uq.edu.au/~eresearch/workshops/compcitsci2011/index.html ER -