COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING REAL‐TIME OBSERVATIONAL DATA
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 31 (2), 253-261
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1998.31-253
Abstract
Advances in computer technology have led to the development of a number of semiautomated systems for collecting real-time observational data. We conducted a survey of 15 developers of computerized systems and summarized the features of each system. Many of these systems have incorporated laptop or handheld computers as well as bar-code scanners. Most systems used IBM-compatible (DOS or Windows) software, although a few were designed for either the MacOS or some other operating system. The range in prices started from free to more complete systems costing over $1,500. Data analysis programs were included with most programs; however, only about a third of the systems included a program to compute interobserver agreement.Keywords
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