Social Science Dashboard Inator

Social science should be built on persistent, consistent measurement. Data collection and analysis should be transparent processes. The Social Science Dashboard Inator integrates these principles, with the added benefits of standardization and automation.

Persistent

Continuous measurement instead of one-off studies.

Consistent

A single operationalization with repeated measurement.

Transparent

Shared microdata, downloadable analysis scripts.

Standardized

One file, standard column structure.

Automated

Easy setup. New data arrives in your email inbox every day. Analysis scripts re-run while you sleep.

How to Implement Your Own Inator

Hosted Solution

Easy for you:

You join the Ryerson Project as a Community Member.
You provide survey items.
The next day, response data begins to accumulate.
A cumulative data file arrives in your email inbox once per day.
No programming, no APIs, not even survey software necessary.
Response volume will scale with your (optional) spend, but a free tier exists.

Difficult for me:

Currently funded by JJJ Productions.
Requires more development.
My dream is to provide Fully Automated Luxury Data as a Public Good (FALDaPuGoo).
I am applying for funding that will speed development and expand the size of samples at the free tier.

Do-it-Yourself Solution

Easy for me:

I have uploaded the code that creates AI Daily by Jason Jeffrey Jones Productions to a GitHub repository.
Someday, I might write a guide to make a working copy and modifications for your survey.
For now, you should read https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.05163 and the code to understand how SSDIs work.

Difficult for you:

You will clone the repository.
You will provision a server.
You will create a Qualtrics survey and link it to a Prolific account.
You will do configuration and light coding.
Eventually, your daily survey and online dashboard will work like the examples here.

Demonstration Projects

AI Support Daily Inator

Every day, I ask a random 11 Americans: How much do you agree with the following statement: I support further development of artificial intelligence.

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Ipseity Daily

Every day, I ask a random 21 Americans: Does identity signifier describe you today?

Months of data for hundreds of signifiers now exist and are available for download. Still tweaking the Web interface.

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Ryerson Project

Nowcasting the attitudes, opinions and beliefs of American adults.

Survey items chosen by a community of social scientists.

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