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Title: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: UIUCResearch1139 on October 10, 2015, 09:17:51 PM
Academic researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign want to know more about your experiences with and opinions about cryptocurrencies. We want to get past the myths and know more about YOU. If you are familiar with cryptocurrency communities and technologies, please take our survey: https://research1139.lis.illinois.edu/Crypto/index.php (https://research1139.lis.illinois.edu/Crypto/index.php)


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: unamis76 on October 10, 2015, 09:35:21 PM
This seems like a very interesting survey, although a bit big... And a big bonus for identifying clearly the institution and the Prof responsible for the study.

Masooda Bashir seems to have a PhD in Psychology. How will Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin be related to Psychology in this study?


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Mickeyb on October 10, 2015, 11:09:17 PM
Big hello to my Alma mater! Welcome to the Bitcoin forum! :)

I have done a survey with pleasure. I only wish that Crypto existed when I went to College and that I could learn and take classes about cryptocurrencies.

Good luck!


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: saturn643 on October 10, 2015, 11:19:36 PM
wait, is this answer a mistake: I spend about half of my cryptocurrency and spend the rest?
It is for question 12 in section 2


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: christycalhoun on October 11, 2015, 12:54:29 AM
I will happy to take this survey if you offer an incentive (in bitcoins).


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Snorek on October 11, 2015, 01:00:31 AM
I will happy to take this survey if you offer an incentive (in bitcoins).
I would not count on it. Researches are usually stingy and/or doesn't have big budget. Especially cryptocurrency 'scientists'.
I never heard about paid survey, you have to do it for free and waste your time and email for that.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: tokeweed on October 11, 2015, 01:10:15 AM
With all the scams going on, I'd feel iffy clicking random links and taking surveys in the name of "research".

I think bitcointalk.org should have a policy that any academic research topics posted here that requires any info from users should be approved by Theymos or someone from BCT.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: iopq on October 11, 2015, 01:19:38 AM
Your dropdown for importance of things doesn't work. Once I selected "6" for most important I found that I wanted to reassign it. But when I changed my answer to 5, neither 5 NOR 6 were available to me for the other options. I ended up running out of choices.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Bifta on October 11, 2015, 02:46:34 AM
This is a really long survey. Why do you need to know our political preferences?


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Xiaoxiao on October 11, 2015, 02:52:07 AM
Anyone know what the survey is for?


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Bifta on October 11, 2015, 02:53:59 AM
Anyone know what the survey is for?
More political stuff and political views about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. It also goes into some things about ethics with crypto and what you use Bitcoin for.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: tokeweed on October 11, 2015, 02:55:20 AM
Academic researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign want to know more about your experiences with and opinions about cryptocurrencies. We want to get past the myths and know more about YOU. If you are familiar with cryptocurrency communities and technologies, please take our survey: https://research1139.lis.illinois.edu/Crypto/index.php (https://research1139.lis.illinois.edu/Crypto/index.php)

Are you working side by side with the FBI? 

Kidding...  ;D



Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: dothebeats on October 11, 2015, 03:22:55 AM
11. For this question please choose "apple."

I choose oranges, sorry. :P

Just answered the survey with another machine and IP. Idk, I feel something is going on in here, but I want to help on the survey so I answered it. Good luck by the way.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: gogxmagog on October 11, 2015, 07:50:13 AM
ok i filled out your survey. it was pretty comprehensive. also, i dont recommend doing it on your smart phone, too hard to read.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: JeWay on October 11, 2015, 08:43:36 AM
I will volunteer to the survey ;D
This is pretty long survey, and so much questions here.
This definitely for a Big Project


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: unamis76 on October 11, 2015, 02:30:19 PM
With all the scams going on, I'd feel iffy clicking random links and taking surveys in the name of "research".

I think bitcointalk.org should have a policy that any academic research topics posted here that requires any info from users should be approved by Theymos or someone from BCT.

Agreed. Despite this, the survey in question is pretty well identified with the institution name and the professional responsible for collecting the data. The only objection one might have is that it's not really clear where are the results going...

As for more sensitive data, you have the option of "I'd prefer not to disclose this", simply not answering, or answering things that aren't real (it would affect the demographic results of the survey though, obviously).


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Lauda on October 11, 2015, 03:03:09 PM
This survey was really long and it took a while to answer it. However, what I dislike was the first page. I didn't really want a survey related to any political, social or other issues (e.g. are you a feminist). I think that I also saw a error, it said something in the lines of "I spend half of my cryptocurrencies and spend the other half". I'm not sure though. Completed it but did not leave my email for obvious reasons.

With all the scams going on, I'd feel iffy clicking random links and taking surveys in the name of "research".
Not exactly random.  (http://whois.domaintools.com/illinois.edu)


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: ~Bitcoin~ on October 11, 2015, 04:28:38 PM
Really long survey and also without any incentives. I have just take a look at the questions and there are lot of political related question on my first glance. I just dropped my intention to do this survey.


Title: Re: Academic researchers seeking Bitcoin users for survey
Post by: Hellacopter on October 11, 2015, 04:31:34 PM
long survey, and should take it for "free", without reward..
I think you may encourage the bitcointalk users to fill out your survey at least