Using ChatGPT in oTree experiments
The oTree community has put together a useful oTree app. It allows participants to chat with ChatGPT through OpenAI's API. The app …
The danger of practical anecdotes
There is a growing trend of using practical anecdotes to signal relevance and importance of experimental research. However, it's …
Why you shouldn't trust mediation as process evidence
Mediation is widely used in experimental accounting to obtain process evidence. The primary benefits of mediation are its low cost and …
How to prevent bots and farms from taking over and ruining your online experiment
In this post, I share simple techniques to filter participants before they take part in your online experiment. These techniques filter …
Are online participants still a treasure? Or are they rubbish?
The COVID pandemic has increased the popularity of online experiments in the field of accounting, but, at the same time, our criticism …
Analyzing learning rates (pt. 2): Two approaches
Do you want to learn how to analyze learning? In this second post of a two-part series, Jake Zureich discusses two approaches when …
Replications can help improve practical relevance of accounting experiments
Both replications and practical relevance are awkward discussion topics for most experimental accounting researchers. Yet, replications …
Why we ignore free-form communication and why we shouldn't
People in workplace settings can typically communicate freely with each other, but many experiments scale communication down to a …
Analyzing learning rates (pt. 1): Common pitfalls
Do you want to learn how to analyze learning? In this first post of a two-part series, Jake Zureich discusses common pitfalls when …
The role of exploratory analyses in accounting research
Developing theory after collecting data is problematic because the theoretical predictions are post hoc. However, does that imply that …
