How Honest Are the Signals? A Protocol for Validating Wearable Sensors

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Chen Z(C) ; French KA ; Kayhan VO ; Salomon K ; Watkins A
• Description:
  There is growing interest among organizational researchers in tapping into alternative sources of data beyond self-reports to provide a new avenue for measuring behavioral constructs. Use of alternative data sources such as wearable sensors is necessary for developing theory and enhancing organizational practice. Although wearable sensors are now commercially available, the veracity of the data they capture is largely unknown and mostly based on manufacturers' claims. The goal of this research is to test the validity and reliability of data captured by one such wearable badge (by Humanyze) in the context of structured meetings where all individuals wear a badge for the duration of the encounter. We developed a series of studies, each targeting a specific sensor of this badge that is relevant for structured meetings, and we make specific recommendations for badge data usage based on our validation results. We have incorporated the insights from our studies on a website that researchers can use to conduct validation tests for their badges, upload their data, and assess the validity of the data. We discuss this website in the corresponding studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Behavioral Testing Behavioral Tests Measurement Equipment Sensors Wearable Technologies Work Organization
• ISSN:
  1554-351X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  57-83
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059498
• Citation:
  Behav Res Meth 2018 Feb; 50(1):57-83
• Contact Point Address:
  Varol Onur Kayhan, Kate Tiedemann College of Business, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
• Email:
  zhengchen@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Behavior Research Methods
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:51c66b867c1a7b39ba567b031a84490b52ad6c04eb236a62cf976b1d76d68518193cf77f180ce60811d45fd15d3e2ae97b2b87b7bae5498f6868b418f377a04e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223701/cdc_223701_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.70 MB ]