The Generalizability of Online Experiments Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Journal of experimental political science Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 379 - 394
• Main Authors: Peyton, Kyle, Huber, Gregory A., Coppock, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Estimates; Experiments; Internet; Pandemics; Political science; Polls & surveys; Research Article; Research methodology; Social scientists; Time periods; Validity; United States > US; generalizability; replication; COVID-19; experiment; attentiveness; survey research; pandemic; online research

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed new constraints on empirical research, and online data collection by social scientists increased. Generalizing from experiments conducted during this period of persistent crisis may be challenging due to changes in how participants respond to treatments or the compositi...