PTB co-founder Dana Meller reviews a question about using cumulative records and their significance in behavior analysis. Learn how to utilize cumulative graphs to track behavior over specific time periods and measure and calculate response rates for insightful data analysis.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section C-11: Interpret graphed data.
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Test your knowledge of measurement confounds with PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she discusses one of the four types of threats to internal validity, with corresponding examples.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section C-8: Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures.
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Experimental design causes a lot of anxiety. PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares a few shortcuts to help on exam day, eliminating some answer options but also, more importantly, give you a head start on understanding the basics behind each design.
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PTB co-founder explains the different types of validity in ABA.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section D-2: Distinguish between internal and external validity.
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PTB co-founder takes some of the fear out of the interobserver agreement math with simple tips that can help narrow your discrimination.
Dana Do’s: Why IOA Math Should Not Intimidate You Read More
It’s all too easy to mix up continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures. Need some help discriminating between the two? Get clarity with help from PTB founder Dana Meller.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller sends an important warning for test takers. Watch out for extremes in exam questions and answer options.
Dana Do’s: Warning. Be Careful of Extremes. Read More
If you’re looking for data on how long a behavior occurs, duration is the name of the game. However, as PTB founder Dana Meller explains, there are two methods for ensuring and reporting duration that future BCBA®s need to know.
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Tripped up trying to make correct discriminations when it comes to functional analysis? PTB founder Dana Meller has some tips to help you answer those tricky exam questions.
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Looking to review direct assessment methods? PTB founder Dana Meller gets right to it with this quick explainer.
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