Assignment Help
Sniffy's Behaviour
Behavioural observations
- Inter-observer reliability
- Percent agreement
Time budget
- How does Sniffy spend his time?
Transition matrix and Markov chain
- How does Sniffy progress through behaviour?
Operational Definitions
Watch Sniffy
What does he do?
- Sniff (S): on all four feet with twitching nose
- High Sniff (H): on hind feet with twitching nose
- Groom (G): washing face with paws
Collecting the Observations
1. Construct recording chart. For example:
2. Add the data (make the observations):
Percent Agreement
Compare observations
Time Budget
From the data of Observer 1
- 9 Sniff
- 4 High Sniff
- 7 Groom
Convert to percentages
- 9/20*100 = 45% of time sniffing
- 4/20*100 = 20% of time high sniffing
- 7/20*100 = 35% of time grooming
Transition Matrix
Moving from one behaviour to the next
- 20 observations, 19 transitions
- 1st transition
- 2nd transition
- 3rd transition
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