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WebExp: Information for Users

If you wish to use WebExp to conduct experiments, you will need to study the following information:

• User's Manual - contains information about:
  • Obtaining and setting up WebExp and Java
  • Setting up a server
  • Designing and running an experiment
• Release Notes - summarises the changes in the current release and contains updates to the User's Manual

Both the User's Manual and the Release Notes are included in the WebExp download. Please also consult the README that is part of the download for recent updates that are not yest reflected in the documentation.

An overview of the WebExp software, as well as an evaluation of its timing accuracy can be found in the following paper. Please cite this paper whenever you report data that was gathered using WebExp :

Keller, Frank, Subahshini Gunasekharan, Neil Mayo, and Martin Corley. 2009. Timing Accuracy of Web Experiments: A Case Study Using the WebExp Software Package. Behavior Research Methods 41:1, 1-12.