Evaluating Data-Driven Stories

You are being asked to take part in a research study conducted at McMaster University. In this study you will view 6 short data stories, one at a time, each built from a real dataset. After each story you will answer a few brief questions about it. The study should take about 10–15 minutes to complete.

What you will do

Read/view one data story at a time in the panel on the left.
Answer 3 short rating questions (and an optional comment) about that story on the right.
Click "Next" to move on. You will see 6 stories in total, presented in a random order.

Participation

Your participation is voluntary and you may withdraw at any time by closing this browser tab, without penalty. Your responses are anonymized and linked only to the participant ID below, not to your name. This study has been reviewed by [REB / ethics board approval number]. If you have questions about this study, contact mishrs23@mcmaster.ca.

Participant / Prolific ID

This is normally filled in automatically from the study link.

Task

This is normally set automatically by the study link.

I have read the information above, I am 18 years of age or older, and I agree to participate in this study.

Story 1 of 6

1. This story was easy to understand.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

2. This story gave me new insight about the data.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

3. I trust the conclusions presented in this story.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

Any comments about this story? (optional)

Thank you!

You have completed all stories in this task. Your responses have been recorded.

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