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> Rally studies, by contrast, reflect real-world user activity and experiences. In science jargon, Rally enables field studies and intervention experiments with
by cpeterso 5y ago
> Rally studies, by contrast, reflect real-world user activity and experiences. In science jargon, Rally enables field studies and intervention experiments with excellent ecological validity.
Rally users are all opt-in. How does that impact the design of a Rally study and the conclusions you can draw from it?
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 5y agoAcademic research in the social sciences is rigorously based on the concept of informed consent (i.e., opt-in), in the first place. There would be no change in terms of research design and the ability to draw scientific conclusions. edit: also, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27633212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27633212 for details on research design considerations when conducting social science.
- analognoise 5y agoExcept as noted elsewhere, Mozilla also gets the data to "improve products and services" right? So it sounds like a nice shiny cloak for...exactly the kind of data collection nobody actually likes. Yay for extra steps?
- yellowfish 5y agoMozilla has been known to be pretty iffy when it comes to 'opt in' ( the mr. robot tie in .. etc )
- Nicksil 5y ago>Mozilla has been known to be pretty iffy when it comes to 'opt in' ( the mr. robot tie in .. etc ) Did the instance you're referencing state it was opt-in then turn out to not be opt-in?