March 31, 2022, at 2pm (online)

“What do I do with these images?”: A practical guide to the classification of images sent by survey participants

Presenter: Patricia A. Iglesias (RECSM)

Authors: Patricia A. Iglesias, Carlos Ochoa and Melanie Revilla

Abstract:

Requesting for images to survey respondents is a practice that has gained notoriety during the last years. Although this new collecting strategy may offer a plethora of advantages, it requires researchers to know how to process and analyze this new type of data, which is not an extended expertise among survey practitioners.

This webinar aims to provide guidance to researchers inexperienced in image analysis on the main concepts involved in the process of classifying images, and the possibilities to develop such analysis. Furthermore, we will present the main factors that researchers should take into account when deciding how to classify images, focusing on how they should be assessed in order to choose the most suitable classification method. Some practical examples will be reviewed to gain perspective on how to deal with those factors and the decision process.

All these elements should help survey practitioners interested in requesting images to decide if they are in a position to analyze them, and, if they do, which is the most suitable option for them.

Watch the recorded Seminar in the UPF Youtube Channel

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