AWS mturk HIT

An AWS mturk HIT is a paid human-intelligence micro-task accessible via Amazon's mturk service.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) have a HIT Question Set, HIT Title, HIT Description, HIT Keyword Set, HIT Expiration Date, HIT Assignments Count, HIT Reward Value, HIT Timing Property (such as assignmentduration, hitlifetime, aptuapprovaldelay).
  • It can (typically) belong to an mturk HIT Group (defined by a HIT type which in turn is defined by ...).
  • It can (typically) be submitted by an mturk Requester.
  • It can (typically) have mturk Worker Qualifications.
  • It can (typically) be solved by an mturk Worker.
  • It can be created by a CreateHIT Operation (e.g. via mturk UI or mturk API).
  • It can be managed by a ... https://requester.mturk.com/mturk/manageHITs.
  • It can be associated with HIT Assignments (such as approved HIT assignments).
  • It can be represented by an mturk HIT Data Structure (with mturk HIT Id, ...)
• Example(s):
  • https://www.mturk.com/mturk/findhits
  • https://requester.mturk.com/mturk/manageHITs
  • https://www.mturk.com/mturk/searchbar?requesterId=A32YQY1RIE675T
  • https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=3ZNMTDKQWOO4RVTHTRHSYN7HTN0V28
  • https://requester.mturk.com/mturk/manageHIT?viewableEditPane=&HITId=3NC6WP7WJGJXHO25H7ODQEUMCCWWWH
  • https://requester.mturk.com/create/projects/380410/ with HITLayout 2UTXMB3Q39Z0B6KVNVK4PVSTVRJTIH
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an mturk Qualification Test.
  • a Crowdflower Task.
  • an UpWork Job.
• See: mturk HIT Layout, mturk HIT Group.

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References

2014

• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSMechTurk/latest/RequesterUI/mechanical-turk-concepts.html
  • QUOTE: A Human Intelligence Task (HIT) is a single, self-contained task a Requester creates on Mechanical Turk, for example, "Identify the color of the car in the photo."

2013

• https://www.mturk.com/mturk/help?helpPage=overview
  • QUOTE: A Human Intelligence Task, or HIT, is a question that needs an answer. A HIT represents a single, self-contained task that a Worker can work on, submit an answer, and collect a reward for completing.

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