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| A simple and versatile graphic format for summarizing behavioral data; shares most of the line graphs features, but not distinct data points representing successive response measures through time. Also called histogram. |
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| a type of graph on which the cumulative number of responses emitted is represented on the vertical axis, steeper slope=greater response rate |
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| a device that automatically draws cumulative graphs that shows the rate of response in real time |
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| the results for measurements, usually in quantifiable form; measures of some quantifiable dimension of a behavior |
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| Level and trend of behavior between successive data points |
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| some measure of a socially significant behavior, measured to determine if it changes as a result of manipulations of the IV |
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| A visual format for displaying data; reveals relations among and between a series of measurements and relevant variables. |
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| The variable that is systematically manipulated by the researcher in an experiment |
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| the value on the vertical axis around which a series of behavioral measures converge |
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| Based on a Cartesian plane, a two-dimensional area formed by the intersection of two perpendicular lines. Any point within the plane represents a spe-cific relation between the two dimensions described by the intersecting lines. It is the most common graphic format for displaying data in applied behavior analysis. |
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| the average rate of responding during a smaller period of time within a larger period of which an overall response rate has been given (Cumulative record) |
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| A two-dimensional graph that shows the relative distribution of individual measures in a data set with respect to the variables depicted by the x-and y-axes. Data points on a scatterplot are not connected. |
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| Split-middle line of progress |
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| a line drawn through a series of graphed data points that shows the overall trend in the data; drawn through the intersections of the vertical and horizontal middles of each half of the charted data and then adjusted up or down so that half of all the data points fall on or above and half fall on or below the line |
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| Standard Celeration Chart |
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| a multiply-divide chart with 6 base-10 (or x10, divide by 10) cycles on the vertical axis that can accommodate response rates as low as 1 per 24 hours to as high as 1,000 per min |
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| The overall direction taken by a data path. It is described in terms of direction (increasing, decreasing, or zero trend), degree (gradual or steep), and the extent of variability of data points |
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| the frequency and extent to which multiple measures of behavior yield different outcomes |
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| A systematic approach for interpreting the results of behavioral research and treatment programs that entails visual inspection of graphed data for level, trend, and variability within and between experimental conditions. |
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| average rate of response over a given time period (Cumulative record)(specific session, phase, or condition of an experiment, ex: responses per session). Divide the total number of responses during the period by the number of observation periods. |
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| graphs in which only one axis is scaled proportionally |
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