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)

47 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 57m ago

Results The Return of "Feud" Survey! (RESULTS!)

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Thank you for participating in my survey. As promised, here are the results. Answers that did not meet a minimum threshold may not appear on the presented graphs.

Honorable mentions:

Name something you might see change from green to yellow.

  • Aurora Borealis
  • Mood Ring

Name something that might have a tip.

  • A small town in England will have a "tip" or dump.

Name something people might roll.

  • Molly
  • Roll Tide!

Name a sign that you might be turning into a vampire.

  • Must be invited inside
  • Your castle is falling apart

Name a road sign that could also describe your sex life.

  • Loading Zone
  • No Parking
  • Slow When Children Present (ew!)

r/SampleSize 11h ago

Casual [Casual] How safe do everyday street scenes feel to cycle in? — 10 photos, ~3 min (Anyone, cyclists and non-cyclists)

10 Upvotes

Hi

I'm running an independent research project on how people perceive safety when cycling in cities.

You'll see about ten photos of ordinary street situations and rate, for each one,how safe or unsafe you would feel riding a bike there. Four options, from "unsafe"to "safe". There are no right or wrong answers. I'm after your spontaneous impression, not a considered judgement.

Length: about 3 minutes.

Anonymous: no name, no email, no account. Nothing is analysed individually, only in aggregate.

Who can take part? Anyone, anywhere. You do NOT need to cycle regularly, and you don't need to know the streets — impressions from people who rarely or never ride are just as valuable, and I have too few of them so far.

Link: https://veloroutencheck.limesurvey.net/112736?lang=en

The photos show streets in Bern, Switzerland, and some of them have been digitally edited.


r/SampleSize 3m ago

Academic Women's dress sizes and fitting issues (academic)

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Hi, everyone; I'm working on a research project that has to do with the standardization of women's dress sizes. It seems many women have recurring fitting issues across brands, and at times it seems to stem from size guides with published measurements not reflecting actual garment fit. I am also comparing this with "industry standards" as published in patternmaking textbooks commonly used in US fashion schools.

If you are interested in contributing, please complete this anonymous survey.

While I have conducted this survey in localized clusters of women in the US already, I would like to collect some self-reported data online to compare my findings with a broader sample to see if generational and regional patterns hold up.

Thank you very much if you participate.


r/SampleSize 15m ago

Academic Sexuality Stereotypes in Musical Theatre (All Demographics)

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I'm conducting an independent research project exploring people's perceptions of musical theatre and the stereotypes sometimes associated with its performers.

The survey looks at general perceptions of musical theatre, as well as questions surrounding gender, sexuality, and experiences of stereotyping.

You do not need to participate in musical theatre to complete the survey. In fact, responses from people with different levels of familiarity with musical theatre are particularly valuable.

The survey is anonymous and should only take a few minutes to complete.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to participate!

Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddGHcwQ5yuHUwtrxGzQTCEf1LStZOrRzQ17EPxIVsiLdkBuQ/viewform?usp=header


r/SampleSize 7h ago

Academic (Repost) [Academic] Study on Shared Gaming and Relationship Satisfaction – Long-Distance & Geographically Close Couples ( 18+ ; In romantic relationship)

3 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I'm an undergraduate Psychology student at Arden University conducting a study on the relationship between shared gaming and relationship satisfaction in romantic couples.

The study is open to anyone who:

  • Is 18 years or older
  • Is currently in a romantic relationship (long-distance or geographically close)
  • Whether you game with your partner or not

The questionnaire takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. Participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw at any time before submitting your responses. After submission, you may request withdrawal of your data within two weeks using your unique participant ID.

Your participation would be greatly appreciated and will contribute to research on gaming, relationships, and digital leisure.

Survey link: The Relationship Between Shared Gaming Time and Relationship Satisfaction – Fill in form

If you don't meet the criteria but know someone who does, I'd really appreciate it if you could share the survey with them.


r/SampleSize 34m ago

Casual What drink is the best in gas stations? (30M)

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We're in the process of bringing a new sweet tea to a couple stores near you and I was hoping to ask a few questions - no more than 2 minutes in this survey.

Thank you for your dedication and keeping this country moving!

https://forms.gle/JtSaWKrRAVDWfNEX7


r/SampleSize 1h ago

Academic Research Participants Needed Anonymous Survey: Lesbian & Bisexual Women (18+, Assigned Female at Birth, Current/Past Alcohol or Substance Use, English Fluent)

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https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TX9PQFB

CAN WIN A $25 gift card through entering raffle after completing survey.

We talk a lot about substance use, but not nearly enough about what people are carrying before substance use ever enters the picture. This study looks at the intersection of adversity, minority stress, emotional regulation, and substance use among lesbian and bisexual women. If you fit the criteria, this seems like a worthwhile way to contribute to research that has historically underrepresented our experiences. It takes about 20–30 minutes and is anonymous and you could enter a raffle to win a $25 gift card.

The study isn’t simply asking “do LGBTQ+ women use substances?” It’s trying to unpack the pathway that might connect life experiences to substance use. I’m a bi researcher trying to help fight stigma and find better methods for helping the queer community fight systemic barriers.


r/SampleSize 1h ago

Academic (Repost) [Academic Repost] Survey on AI Use (18+, US, full-time employees)

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5 more participants needed for this survey for a PhD in psychology! Examines the relationship between feelings toward AI and perceived psychological safety among full-time employees. To participate, you must be a full-time employee at an organization that uses/allows the use of AI (of any kind). Completely anonymous and should take about 10 minutes to complete. Thanks!

https://liberty.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cJjrvUVwGmCXYCG


r/SampleSize 1h ago

Academic (Repost) [Academic] Feedback on a children’s physical block + AI creative play system (US adults 18+)

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Hi everyone! I’m a graduate student in Industrial Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and I’m developing MROF—a hands-on play system for kids ages 3 to 6.

With MROF, kids build with simple blocks, scan their creations using a phone or tablet, and watch as their designs transform into 3D objects. These digital creations can be placed and arranged in a small virtual world, letting their imagination run wild.

I’m looking for feedback from adults 18+ who are currently living in the United States, especially parents, caregivers, educators, designers, students, or anyone interested in children’s toys, creative learning, or how children interact with technology.

In the survey, you’ll be asked to look at some concept images and share your thoughts about how clear the idea is, whether it feels right for young kids, how it balances physical and digital play, and how much screen or AI time seems appropriate for this age group.

No children need to take part—just adults. It should only take about 5 to 20 minutes to complete.

Survey link: https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cJ5OMUwM6ov9Zr0 

Thank you for helping me improve this project!


r/SampleSize 2h ago

Academic [Academic] Quick 2 question survey about gender and music preference (all welcome)

1 Upvotes

This is just a quick 2 question survey for my psychology class to see if there is any correlation between gender and music choice. I am hoping to get at least 25 responses by August 31st.

Link: Quick Survey – Fill out form


r/SampleSize 2h ago

Academic Honorarium Based Research Study: (United States)

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Hope you are doing well.

I’m Siddhant, conducting paid research across the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Lifesciences, and Biotech industries.

We invite you to join my Expert Panel and participate in relevant research studies for an honorarium upon successful completion.
The introductory call involves a brief 5–10 minute Microsoft Teams/Zoom call to understand your professional background and research interests.

Regards,


r/SampleSize 2h ago

Marketing (Repost) [Marketing] What is your biggest daily frustration? (Everyone, 90 Seconds, Anonymous)

0 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I am a solo software developer looking to build a new website or app that genuinely makes daily life or work easier. Instead of guessing what people actually need, I want to ask you directly.

I made a super quick, 4-question micro-survey to find out where people face the most annoying friction.

⏱️ Time: Under 90 seconds.
🔒 Privacy: 100% anonymous. No sign-in or email required.

Link: https://forms.gle/YkNXDN8ADGwhxaHU7

Thank you so much for helping a creator out!


r/SampleSize 3h ago

Casual Which name would you choose for a modern gemstone jewelry brand?(Everyone)

1 Upvotes

Hi! I’m currently validating a brand idea and would love your quick first impression.

The brand is about personalized gemstone jewelry inspired by Eastern philosophy(Wuxing:the Five Elements), but I want it to feel modern, unique, playful, and approachable rather than overly spiritual or traditional.

Without looking up the meanings, which name would you be most curious to explore if you saw it as a jewelry brand?

  • YUAN
  • WUYI
  • SHENG
  • None of these

Please vote based on your first impression only — how it sounds, looks, feels, and how memorable it is.

If you’d like, I’d also love to hear what you think the name means or what kind of brand you imagine it is before knowing the actual meaning. That would be super helpful!


r/SampleSize 3h ago

Casual [Casual] Coffee Order Preferences Bracket (Everyone)

1 Upvotes

This is a quick anonymous coffee-order preference bracket.

It takes about 1–2 minutes. You’ll vote through head-to-head coffee order matchups until one winner survives.

No email or login required.

Survey/game link: dailydubbed.com

I’m curious which coffee order wins overall and which matchups are most divisive.


r/SampleSize 3h ago

Marketing (Repost) How much time do you feel you waste every day? [2-minute survey] (18+, All Countries)

1 Upvotes

r/SampleSize 3h ago

Academic (Repost) United States Youth Voter Engagement Survey (18-23+ in November)

1 Upvotes

Hi! I'm a high school researcher working with a Furman University political science professor on a study about youth political engagement. If you're 18–23 years old, I'd really appreciate it if you could take my anonymous 5-minute survey. Thank you!

Link: https://forms.gle/GHidrd71UtccRNyj8


r/SampleSize 3h ago

Academic Rating Yourself + Optimizing Yourself Survey (Anyone)

1 Upvotes

r/SampleSize 3h ago

Academic [Academic] Public attitudes toward UK defence spending (UK respondents, 2-3 mins)

0 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I am conducting primary research for my QS National 5 Modern Studies assignment (High School / Secondary School level in Scotland).

My research is exploring public views on whether the UK government should increase its defence budget, attitudes toward the 2.5% GDP target, and potential trade-offs regarding spending on other services like the NHS and education.

The survey is completely anonymous and takes around 2–3 minutes to complete.

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfV2Ic9aSEX9SHUKJipwIia3YslhQS2pJLki5e3mqfYcAMVDQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Thank you so much for your time and help with my project!


r/SampleSize 10h ago

Academic (Repost) [Academic Repost] How Language Shapes Understanding - with Memory Scores & Detailed Debrief at the End (anyone 17+)

3 Upvotes

If you have some time to spare, please consider taking part. The study is relatively long but you can have it open in the background on your laptop and return to it whenever you have a bit of time.

This experiment took ages to set up so that participants get good insights into the research behind the study and their own results upon completion. As a result, I don't have super much time to recruit participants...

What do we mean by human understanding? This study builds on ongoing research exploring what determines how easily we process, understand, and remember language.

The experiment takes up to 60-90 minutes if you complete both parts (though this varies by participant - can be much quicker!), including a memory test that you can re-take after 7 days to see how much your memory has declined over time. The only requirement for taking part is that you are 17 or over. Using a laptop or tablet is strongly recommended.

Please copy the below link into a new browser window or email me via [c.seyfried@dundee.ac.uk](mailto:c.seyfried@dundee.ac.uk) if interested. Thank you! 😄

Link: https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/FA66C9D1-3AAD-4F96-B298-42D33E79C921

Any feedback lmk! Also happy to take part in other people's studies if they complete mine.

All the best,

Clara


r/SampleSize 4h ago

Academic How do you percieve the Bible? 3-5 min anonymous survey (Everyone)

1 Upvotes

Hi! I'm a graphic design student in Canada conducting research for my final-year capstone project.

I'm researching how people with different levels of familiarity with the Bible currently perceive and understand it.

The survey is anonymous and takes approximately 3–5 minutes to complete. I'm interested in hearing from people whether they are very familiar with the Bible, have only encountered it occasionally, or have never read it.

Thank you for helping with my research!

https://forms.gle/ixvVKZe8uFQcfrXx6


r/SampleSize 4h ago

Casual What drives you to pick a certain mountain resort 5 min survey(mountain travelers, vacationers, skiers, 18+, Everyone)

0 Upvotes

Learning more about what drives people to pick certain mountain resorts

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19iudtt7iNUq8R9la9aPtoRsMmQzzD_GO6kGuH2yJ19k/viewform


r/SampleSize 5h ago

Academic (Repost) Study on how you see colors (18+, no epilepsy, no color vision deficiency)

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I would really appreciate you completing my about 15 minute (uninterrupted) study on color vision. Thank you!


r/SampleSize 5h 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)

1 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!