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Getting Wired : Exploiting the Internet for the Collection of Valid Sexuality Data.

This paper explores the use of the Internet as a data collection method for sexuality research. Benefits, such as larger, more representative samples, and risks to validity, such as lying and sabotage, are discussed in the context of a large Internet-based study of how “having sex” is defined by gay...

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Published in:Journal of Sex Research Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 292 - 302
Main Author: Mustanski, Brian S.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd November 2001
Subjects:
Research methodology
Internet & society
Sexology > Research
Ethics
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