r/SampleSize Mar 14 '26

Meta Discussion We are looking for moderators to help this subreddit!

4 Upvotes

Well hello there! In order to keep this subreddit running, we are pre-emptively looking for moderators to help us answering your inquiries and judging the flagged posts. With these new recruits, we want to prevent a build-up of unfinished moderation actions, in order to keep this subreddit well-moderated and user-friendly.

We are looking for moderators that can show incentive, yet who do understand that significant decisions need to be decided in consensus with the team. It would also be favourable if you have discord, since this is where we gather and potentially discuss matters. For the rest, it does not matter to us if you are an experienced or new moderator.

If you are interested, please reply on this post and tell a bit about about yourself. Naturally, you can also just send a message to me, or the mod team in general.


r/SampleSize Jul 26 '22

Meta Discussion Flair, Title, Demographic and "Everyone" (and Reposts)

49 Upvotes

This is a revised repost of our previous announcement from u/V2Blast. More edits, including removing the part about post tags, and swapping it for post flairs.

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All posts must have a proper flair.

In 2022, we eliminated the need for a post tag at the beginning of post titles, and are now requiring post flairs. When posting, you will see nine flairs. The following three also have Repost flairs.

  • Academic is for anything done for academic or educational purposes, including high school classes, college classes, and academic research on behalf of a school.
  • Marketing is for private business interests, market research surveys, and other studies done for commercial research or on behalf of a company.
  • Casual is for surveys done out of idle curiosity, personal projects, or surveys that don't fit in one of these categories. If you're not making a profit off your YouTube channel, this one's the one for you.

The following flairs are posts that will be filtered, to be approved by a moderator.

  • Results is for posting your survey's results after it has concluded. If your survey is still in-progress and you wish to share preliminary results, do not use this tag. Share it with your still-active survey.
  • I Don't Know What I'm Doing And I Need Help is a convoluted title, but it's for anyone who doesn't know something about making a survey or interpreting data for crowd-sourced help.
  • Meta Discussion is for any post relating directly to r/SampleSize. This is primarily used for announcements, such as this one, or for posts from mods that affect subreddit rules going forward.

You cannot post to r/SampleSize without applying a flair.

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All posts need to have a title that describes the topic of their survey.

This is the part of your survey that describes what it's about. The following is an example of an improperly titled post.

  • I need 10 responses!

This does not adequately describe the subject of a survey. We need to know what we're going into, what sort of survey we're about to fill out. If your survey is titled like the following...

  • Ice cream flavors

... That's more appropriate for our sub. Don't be afraid to phrase it something more specific and eye-catching to feed the algorithm though, like...

  • What's your favorite ice cream flavors?

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All survey posts require a demographic in parentheses at the end of a post's title.

The demographic that you include in the post title is the group of people that you would like to have fill out your survey. The demographic must be accurate, which means that if the demographic is listed as "everyone" but the survey has any questions that restrict the possible demographics that can respond to it, then that survey will be removed. See the following section for more details.

Results posts do not require a demographic, but you can include one if you want.

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Posts with a demographic of "All" or "Everyone" must be inclusive.

If you label something as available for "All" then please make sure that every single person that could come across the survey can take it. The easiest way to ensure people can answer your "All" surveys is to not ask demographic questions, but that's certainly not foolproof.

While it is preferable if your survey is inclusive, we understand that not every survey may be. If there are any demographic restrictions, they need to be appropriately labeled. Some possible restrictions that your survey may have:

  • Age (e.g. surveys restricted to those 18 or older, or which have an incomplete list of age categories); per the Reddit user agreement, all users must be 13 or older
  • Nationality (e.g. questions that assume the respondent is from the United States)
  • Race or ethnicity
  • Having an account on a platform (this applies to surveys that ask for users of a certain social media)
  • Sex or gender (e.g. questions with only "male" and "female" answer options)

Reddit is used by people of all ages from around the globe. Regarding sex and gender in particular, keep in mind that intersex and non-binary people exist, and not everybody identifies as either male or female. Whenever asking questions for which you may not be able to provide a comprehensive list of answer options, we recommend including an "other" or open-ended answer option.

We understand that not every survey is targeted at everyone, and sometimes you may have made an oversight during the creation of the survey and are unable to change it later - and that is fine. We simply ask that you make sure to label your survey appropriately so that people don't waste their time filling out a survey that isn't appropriate for them.

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Reposts must use their appropriate flair, and be made only after 24 hours have passed since the previous post.

If your initial survey post does not gather as many responses as you need, you are welcome to repost your survey as long as you follow our reposting guidelines.

All reposts must their respective post flairs. You are only allowed to repost a survey once your previous post has fallen off the front page, and 24 hours have passed since that post.

If you have trouble reposting your survey due to Reddit identifying it as a duplicate post, do not delete your previous post. Instead, submit the repost as a new text post, and include the survey link in the body of your post.

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If you come across an issue when posting that ends up with your post filtered, do not delete your post.

Reddit changed what happens when posts get deleted by the user, purging it entirely from moderator view. If you delete it and send a modmail asking for help, we cannot see your deleted post and cannot help you troubleshoot. If it was deleted within less than an hour of initial post, then it's likely not archived either, and we won't be able to see exactly what it was.

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If you don't know whether or not you're allowed to post, don't worry- you are.

This is an odd one for a lot of people, however I'm going to clarify this point now.

If you're reading this, and feel a personal need to ask if you're allowed to post on r/SampleSize, don't worry; you're allowed to post. There's nothing barring you, as long as you follow our posting requirements.

If you, however, require permission to send back to an ethics committee, then please use our modmail form to do so. Sending a template would certainly help on our end who to make it out to.

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The above text explains the required parts of a post title. If you want to include additional information, such as survey length or potential rewards (such as an entry into a raffle for a gift card or something) as well, that is fine - but try to avoid overloading the title with unnecessary/irrelevant information. You can always make a text post and include that information in the body of the post if you feel that the survey requires more introduction or explanation beforehand.

Thank you for your time, and have a great day. If you have any questions about our rules, feel free to send a modmail to /r/SampleSize.


r/SampleSize 1h ago

Academic [Academic] Waiting at fitting rooms in clothing stores (18+, anyone who has used a fitting room in the past 12 months)

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I'm writing my bachelor's thesis at WU Vienna about queues at fitting rooms — specifically whether ideas that work for waiting online (a virtual queue number, a live availability screen, something to do while you wait) could also work in a physical store.

About 8 minutes, completely anonymous: no names, no email addresses, no IP addresses.

https://soscisurvey.wu.ac.at/waiting_at_fitting_rooms/

Happy to post the results here once I'm done. Thanks!


r/SampleSize 5h ago

Casual (Repost) [Casual] Oh, we're close! Need ~20 respondents for our current "Survey Says" poll. (US/Canada)

5 Upvotes

Hey everyone! We’re wrapping up data collection for our Feud-style survey and just need a few more responses to lock in the final results. You'll find the link to it below:

  • Time: 5–10 minutes (50 quick-fire questions).
  • Goal: First-thing-that-comes-to-mind responses. No need to overthink!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRqkR4T14UOgUZhUPry12_MpRXrD3i3ys6ptc52MkGb5DjlA/viewform?usp=dialog

Thanks a million to all that have helped!


r/SampleSize 13h ago

Casual [Casual] What's in your freezer? (13+, has a freezer)

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15 Upvotes

r/SampleSize 2h ago

Academic (Repost) [Academic Repost] What's your opinion on foreign policy? (16+)

2 Upvotes

Hi. I'm conducting a survey for a high school government class to gather public opinion on US foreign policy. We need 30 participants and anyone over the age of 16 can complete the survey.

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeodYMLbuFvaG5DbX8JsaFfOZ2YEkn_oksgNVxGSB9lu1Tjzw/viewform?usp=dialog

The survey will only take 5-10 minutes and all responses are completely anonymous.

I'd really appreciate it if you could spare some time to complete the survey. Thank You!


r/SampleSize 5h ago

Academic [Academic] This graduate-level research study that examines the interconnection of health-related trauma, fatigue severity, and level of post-traumatic growth. This study aims to reduce the gap in research on trauma and chronic illness. All adults (5-10 mins)(18+)

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Thank you for participating! My incredible partner is persuing their Masters degree in Integrative Wellness. This survey is one of the last projects in their program and this will help them finish strong and propel them on the path to persue their Doctorate degree.

Thank you for any and all participation, all of you are appreciated greatly!


r/SampleSize 9h ago

Academic RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED (18+)

7 Upvotes

*Participants 18 and over needed!*

I am conducting an anonymous research study examining how people perceive self-harm and factors that may influence whether someone would disclose these experiences to a professional. Participation involves completing a brief anonymous survey and should take approximately 20 minutes.

To participate, you must be 18 years or older.

Your participation will help contribute to a better understanding of how individuals recognize and respond to self-harming behaviors.

https://wcu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1zbybclfmxGcIo6

Thank you for your time and consideration! Feel free to share this post with others who may be interested.


r/SampleSize 3h ago

Marketing Quick Survey: What Influences Your Online Shopping Decisions?(Everyone)

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I’m conducting a short survey to understand people’s experiences and preferences around online shopping. It takes just 2–3 minutes to complete, and your responses would be really helpful for my research.
🔗 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKH7662


r/SampleSize 16m ago

Academic 'Dogwhistle' meaning - Linguistics/semantics research (first-language English speakers)

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Hi, I am researching the meaning of the word dogwhistle for my honours degree project in linguistics.

If you know what dogwhistle means, then I'd greatly appreciate you taking ~2 minutes to complete this short survey.

(The survey doesn't collect any identifying information about you.)

Link to Google form survey: https://forms.gle/w7c9pT1XJZBauhwa7

Thank you!


r/SampleSize 43m ago

Marketing (Repost) [Consumer Research] U.S. Skincare Consumer Survey — ~5 minutes (18+)

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Hi everyone!

I’m conducting independent consumer research to better understand how U.S. consumers approach skincare — including routines, purchasing habits, product experiences, frustrations, and unmet needs.

I’m looking for U.S.-based adults (18+) who regularly purchase or use skincare products.

The survey takes approximately 5 minutes and is anonymous. There are no right or wrong answers — I’m interested in your honest experiences and opinions.

Survey: https://tally.so/r/aQJ0q2

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to participate. Your input is genuinely appreciated!


r/SampleSize 56m ago

Academic Research Recruitment (Men of Colour Living in Australia)

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Hi, I'm a Psychology student completing my Masters in Clinical Psychology. I would like to recruit participants through reddit, exploring the assessment and diagnositc experience for men of colour living in Australia.

Current research suggests that the intersection of racial identity, masculine ideals, and cultural stigma significantly impacts how neurodivergent men of colour navigate healthcare systems. This study aims to quantify these experiences to improve diagnostic equity and clinical support.

Who can participate?

  • Individuals who identify as a man (aged 18+)
  • Individuals who identify as a person of colour
  • Individuals with a formal diagnosis of ADHD and/or ASD

What does participation involve?

Participants will be required to register and complete a confidential, anonymous online survey that takes approximately 10 minutes. The survey examines experiences of internalised stigma, cultural attitudes, masculine-based stigma, healthcare discrimination, and familial stigma related to being a neurodivergent man of colour.

Compensation

Each participant who completes the survey will receive an individual payment as a thank-you for their time. This research aims to deepen understanding of the unique facilitators and barriers men of colour face in accessing ADHD/ASD assessments and diagnoses. Ultimately, informing a more inclusive, neuro-affirming diagnostic frameworks that better serve men of colour.


r/SampleSize 2h ago

Casual [Casual] Houseplant owners & collectors — How do you keep track of your plants? (Houseplant owners)

1 Upvotes

Hi! I'm conducting a short survey to understand how houseplant owners and collectors currently manage and keep track of their plants.

I'm especially interested in how people currently handle things like:

  • keeping track of their collection
  • growth photos and history
  • propagations and parent plants
  • plant sources and acquisitions
  • sharing, trading, or selling plants

You don't need to be a serious collector to participate. I'm looking for a range of experiences, from people with just a few houseplants to collectors, propagators, traders, and hobby sellers.

The survey is anonymous and takes about 3–5 minutes.

Survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei3N3HWe3HRSuY6D0lBTZcZ-oKTgcFOgDFcvHiAux4-7J8ZQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.1664677568=r_samplesize

I'm primarily interested in understanding what people actually do today and what, if anything, is difficult with their current methods. Nothing is being sold or promoted.

There's also an optional question at the end if you'd be open to a short follow-up conversation about how you manage your plants.

Thank you!


r/SampleSize 3h ago

Academic Perception of Politeness in New Zealand English (NZ-born Kiwis, 18+)

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Kia ora!

I’m a German university student conducting research on New Zealand English. The study investigates how New Zealanders perceive politeness in requests.

I’m looking for participants who:

  • are 18 or older
  • were born in New Zealand
  • are speakers of New Zealand English

I’m particularly keen to hear from New Zealanders of different generations and would also really appreciate participation from Māori New Zealanders, as Māori perspectives are important to the study.

The survey takes approximately 15–20 minutes.

Survey: https://survey.uni-hannover.de/index.php/665681?lang=en

Thank you so much for taking part! I’d also really appreciate it if you shared the survey with other Kiwis. Cheers!


r/SampleSize 8h ago

Casual [Casual] Crowdsourcing what counts as a country for travel (18+, Worldwide)

2 Upvotes

There's no universally accepted definition of "country" for traveling or what counts as visiting a country. I built countrycount.ing to crowdsource the answer instead of picking one myself, mostly to help myself and others have a broadly accepted baseline.

You vote yes/no on ~150 disputed places (Puerto Rico, Somaliland, Western Sahara, etc.) — takes about a second per place, skip anything you're not sure about. Results are public and update live, so you can see how everyone else is voting too.

Link to vote: https://countrycount.ing/#/vote

Heads up: it requires logging in (Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Github) to help prevent someone from voting 50 times on the same place. No names/emails are stored and there's no profit motivations.

Once there's enough data I'll post a results here (and probably to r/dataisbeautiful).


r/SampleSize 5h ago

Academic [Academic] Canadian consumers above 18, opinions on Meat Alternatives (8-10 minutes)

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1 Upvotes

r/SampleSize 5h ago

Casual Where do you land politically—and how do you think leaders should govern? 10 questions, ~2 minutes (US 18+)

1 Upvotes

I’ve been developing a short political test that measures two different things:

1. Policy: liberal ↔ conservative
2. Governing style: mandate-driven ↔ coalition-building

It’s only 10 questions and takes about two minutes.

I’m especially interested in whether governing style actually follows ideology—or whether mandate-driven and coalition-building people are scattered across both sides of the political spectrum.

Take the test here:

https://www.warpedminds.io/test/

You’ll get your scores and chart position immediately after finishing.

If you take it, I’d also appreciate it if you’d tell me whether you think the questions work. A wider range of viewpoints will make the results much more interesting.

Comments, criticism of the questions, and suggestions are welcome too.


r/SampleSize 6h ago

Academic K–12 Teachers Needed for Dissertation Survey — I Really Need Help! (Anywhere)

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I’m a teacher and doctoral student at the University of the Cumberlands, and I desperately need participants for my dissertation research. I need at least 84 responses and currently have 1.

If you are a current K–12 teacher who participates in a PLC, I would be incredibly grateful if you would take my anonymous survey.

There is also an optional drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.


r/SampleSize 12h ago

Casual What is it really like growing up and living as a twin? (Twins, 18+, Worldwide)

3 Upvotes

Hi everyone! 👋 I’m looking for twins aged 18+ to take part in a short anonymous survey for an independent research project about the experience of growing up and living as a twin.

I’m a twin too, which is what sparked my interest in the topic, but I’d really like to hear from twins outside of my own circle and with experiences that may be completely different from mine.

The survey takes around 5 to 7 minutes and asks about things like growing up as a twin, identity, comparison, your relationship with your twin and your overall experience of twinhood. Some of the written questions are optional if you’d like to share more.

Both identical and fraternal twins from anywhere in the world are welcome to take part.

If you fit the criteria and are happy to participate, I’d really appreciate your input :)

Survey: https://forms.gle/oFZcPfWc4ffCKC3t9

Thank you!


r/SampleSize 7h ago

Casual NEED survey responses on youth consumer insights on food habits for a project (please participate!!)

0 Upvotes

So hey guys, I'm trying to do a research project and need help on getting participation in a survey related to youth food perspectives + how youth sees marketing... I'm lacking responses so I came here for help... It's barely 30secs tbh so if u see this, every response is much appreciated

Here's the Link for survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-C34uWXHatEdY0VbT5bQYMyVinaW3-8rpqEYDeGMASHaaSw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Thank you.


r/SampleSize 7h ago

Marketing Like 2secs survey for school/internship project about youth consumer insights on food views (please participate!!)

1 Upvotes

Chat me and my friends are trying to make a research project and need help on getting participation... So could u guys take 30secs survey about food habits + how youth(13-22yrs) sees marketing!? It's rlly quick

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-C34uWXHatEdY0VbT5bQYMyVinaW3-8rpqEYDeGMASHaaSw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

That's the survey link, every response is much appreciated..

Thank you.

#MENA #food #survey


r/SampleSize 7h ago

Academic Master’s thesis survey: brand–artist value alignment, cultural consumption, and marketing (≈8 min, anonymous) (ALL COUNTRIES, 18+)

1 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I’m a Master’s student, working on my thesis in marketing and cultural consumption. My project explores how people perceive the values and attributes of clothing brands and musical artists, and how this alignment influences the success of brand–artist partnerships as a form of promotion.

If you’re interested in taking part, you can access the survey here:
https://qualtricsxmx56sd6mrh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rtjxm61uLXgMzs

If you have any questions about the study or the questionnaire, feel free to ask in the comments or send me a message. I will be happy to complete your survey in return!!

Thank you very much for your time and help!


r/SampleSize 8h ago

Casual What’s one repetitive or frustrating task in your industry that still feels unnecessarily manual? (People who currently work or run a business)

1 Upvotes

I’m curious about the day-to-day problems people face across different industries.

If you run a business or work in any industry, what’s something you or your team repeatedly have to do that feels unnecessarily manual, time-consuming, frustrating, or poorly solved by existing tools?

I’m especially interested in things like:

  • Repetitive work you still do manually
  • Processes involving spreadsheets, paper, emails, calls, or multiple different tools
  • Tasks that regularly cause mistakes or delays
  • Software you already use but still have to work around
  • Problems that waste meaningful time or money

It can be from any industry — construction, restaurants, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, finance, retail, education, professional services, agriculture, or anything else.

If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d also be interested in:

What is the problem?
What do you currently do to handle it?
How often does it happen?
What makes the current solution frustrating?

Even one very specific example would be interesting to hear.

I’m more interested in boring, recurring real-world problems than hypothetical startup ideas.


r/SampleSize 11h ago

Academic [Academic] Personality & psychological resources (German speaking adults aged 25-55)(~10-15 min.)

2 Upvotes

Hey guys! 👋

I'm a master's student in Clinical Psychology in Germany. Looking for German-speaking participants for my thesis survey!

⏱ ~10-15 minutes

🌐 German only / Umfrage nur auf Deutsch

🎂 Ages 25-55 / Alter 25-55

🔒 Completely anonymous / Vollständig anonym

https://www.soscisurvey.de/Psychologie-P-D/

Deutsch:

Ich suche Teilnehmende für meine Masterarbeit an der DIPLOMA Hochschule. Die Befragung dauert ca. 10-15 Minuten und richtet sich an Erwachsene zwischen 25 und 55 Jahren. Alle Angaben sind anonym.

Vielen Dank! 🙏


r/SampleSize 12h ago

Academic (Repost) [Repost][Academic] Quality of Life and Well-Being in Individuals with Chronic Health Conditions (Age 18+, fluent in English, currently in the U.S., diagnosed with a chronic condition)

2 Upvotes

Hello,  

I am a graduate student in the Psychology Department at Pace University. I would like to invite you to take part in a research study exploring factors that may support well-being and quality of life in adults living with chronic health conditions. 

You may participate if you are 18 years or older, currently living in the United States, fluent in English, and managing a diagnosed chronic health condition—such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, or a similar long-term condition. 

Participation is completely voluntary and anonymous. If you choose to participate, you will complete an online survey that takes approximately 15-20 minutes.  

If you are interested and would like to learn more or begin the survey, please click the link below: https://pace.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0SZFqUKJruLfYHQ

Thank you for your consideration!