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Our open source software is popular with researchers in psychology, economics, and other behavioral sciences. Its capabilities for feedback and customization using the statistical programming language R enable researchers to do more with tools they already know and use.
Features
Live feedback
Formr can
generate live and interactive feedback with the help of R. Use familiar
graphing packages such as ggplot2, or r2d3. Feedback motivates
participation, truthful responses and can increase retention.
R-integrated
Use R to do enable complexity (plot
feedback graphs, assign participants to blocks, or even run a sentiment
analysis of a participant’s Twitter feed to decide which questions to
ask). To enable complex study designs, you can concatenate simpler
components like surveys, invitations, R code, API calls, and breaks into
a complex whole.
Keep in touch
Many
researchers use our software to run longitudinal studies, diary studies,
and experience sampling studies. We make this easier by automating the
email or text message invitations and reminders according to any
schedule you set.
Secure and open source
The core
software, formr, is open source and
hence open to outside vetting. Participants access the site via an
encrypted connection. We will help you set up encrypted storage for your
data on hardened servers so that you easily comply with the
GDPR.
Share and remix
You can easily share, swap and remix surveys and entire study designs.
You can customize the CSS and JavaScript in your study. This makes it
possible to completely change the look and include complex, dynamic
tasks, such as reaction time tasks via formr.
Transparent and reproducible
Our
surveys are built from simple, standardized spreadsheets and our study
designs can be summarized in a standardized JSON format. Track version
changes in these files with the OSF or Github. The standardized format enables
reproducibility and transparency.
Responsive Layout
Studies
can be filled out on mobile devices, tablets, and laptops. The layout
adapts to match the screen.
Learn from the community
formr has been
used to run thousands of studies, many of which have been published
in peer-reviewed journals. Rely on the experience of other scholars
and improve upon existing designs.
Support
We are available
for consulting to prevent avoidable errors at the design stage and to
recover from any technical problems that might occur.