X-Git-Url: https://projects.mako.cc/source/bmh-research_statement/blobdiff_plain/08d0e91b7203854e515dce5812a492cb82752140..f877903e96a8568c49589bec4ca6e94a60a8b47b:/research_statement.tex diff --git a/research_statement.tex b/research_statement.tex index 23438ae..2c9ab58 100644 --- a/research_statement.tex +++ b/research_statement.tex @@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ In one study, I compare Wikipedia to seven attempts to create online collaborative encyclopedia projects that were launched previously \cite{hill_almost_2012}. Using an inductive, grounded-theory based analysis of founder interviews and archival data, I propose four -hypothesis to explain why Wikipedia attracted many more +hypotheses to explain why Wikipedia attracted many more contributors. Although the paper's methods diverge from the quantitative, ``big data'' approach typical of most of my work, the research question and strategy is representative. I have also followed this strategy in a series of quantitative studies -of the Scratch online community: a public website where a large -community of users create, share, and remix interactive media. The +of the Scratch online community: a public website where millions +of users create, share, and remix interactive media. The community is built around the Scratch programming environment: a freely downloadable desktop application that allows amateur creators to combine media with programming code (see Figure