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How to Choose an IOA Calculation for ABA Data
Select an IOA method from the measurement dimension, unit, event prevalence, matching feasibility, risk of false reassurance, and clinical decision.
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How to Calculate Duration-per-Occurrence IOA
Match the same events, calculate smaller divided by larger duration for each, average event agreements, and investigate unmatched or partly observed events.
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How to Calculate Unscored-Interval IOA
Divide intervals both observers scored nonoccurrence by intervals either scored nonoccurrence, report prevalence, and use unscored-interval IOA with clear limits.
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How to Calculate Scored-Interval IOA
Divide intervals both observers scored occurrence by intervals either scored occurrence, report prevalence, and use scored-interval IOA with clear limits.
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How to Calculate Interval-by-Interval IOA
Divide occurrence or nonoccurrence interval agreements by matched intervals, report prevalence, and recognize when many empty intervals make agreement look strong.
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How to Calculate Trial-by-Trial IOA
Match the same eligible trials, divide agreements by trials compared, and keep invalid, missing, prompted, or differently defined ABA trials visible.
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How to Calculate Exact Count-per-Interval IOA
Divide intervals with identical observer counts by intervals compared, preserve interval records, and interpret the method's sensitivity to any count difference.
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How to Calculate Mean Count-per-Interval IOA
Calculate smaller divided by larger count in each matched interval, average interval agreements, preserve raw counts, and define how zero-zero intervals are handled.
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How to Calculate Total Count IOA in ABA
Calculate smaller total count divided by larger total count, verify matched exposure, preserve observer counts, and recognize temporal disagreement hidden by totals.
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How to Reconcile ABA Data From Different Measurement Systems
Document definitions, units, exposure, conversion assumptions, overlap, calibration, and discontinuities when ABA data move between measurement systems.
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How to Display Missing and Invalid Data on ABA Graphs
Encode missing, invalid, late, corrected, not-due, zero-opportunity, and true-zero ABA data without connecting unknown periods or converting gaps to zero.
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How to Compare ABA Data When Opportunity Density Changes
Measure eligible opportunities per time, separate response performance from opportunity availability, and interpret ABA count changes with environment data.
