Investigating the Relationship between Capability and Motivation of Crowd Worker to Get Better Performance: A Mathematical Approach

Table 4

Criterion regarding motivation defined for the informed and uninformed groups.

Informed group	Uninformed group
The participants can grow their reputation by performing well in each level (i.e., level 1 and level 2). The number of stars will be awarded for maintaining reputation.	The participants of this group do not know about maintaining their reputation.
There is a challenge in the form of negative marking in level 2. Attempting level 2 may decrease the overall score of the participant. However, in the case of correct answers, reputation score may increase.	The participants of this group neither know about negative marking in level 2, nor they know that attempting level 2 may decrease their overall score. That is, no information regarding challenge is provided.
The compensation is fixed based on their overall performance score.	The compensation is fixed based on their overall performance score.