Citizen science: Amateur experts

Involving members of the public can help science projects — but researchers should consider what they want to achieve.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2013-04, Vol.496 (7444), p.259-261
Main Author: Gura, Trisha
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Crowdsourcing
Data Collection - methods
feature
Hobbies
Humanities and Social Sciences
Motivation
multidisciplinary
Personnel Management
Personnel Selection
Quality Control
Reward
Science
Science - education
Ships
Volunteers - psychology
Volunteers - statistics & numerical data
Weather
Workforce
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Summary:Involving members of the public can help science projects — but researchers should consider what they want to achieve.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nj7444-259a