Research Mixtapes

Compile complex online studies with R. Share, remix, reproduce with ease. Open source and science.

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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.