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level: Time and event sampling (observations)

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level questions: Time and event sampling (observations)

QuestionAnswer
What is time sampling?When the observer records behaviour at presecribed intervals (eg, every 10 secs)
What is event sampling?When the observer records the number of times that the target behaviour occurs
What is a strength of time sampling?Allows for a better use of time since fewer observations are made
Weakness of time sampling?Not all behaviour of relevance to the investiagion will be counted if it occurse between the time frames allocated
Strength of event sampling?Every behaviour of interest to the reseracher will be counted from beginning through to the end
Weakness of event sampling?Possibility that behaviours can be missed becasue there is too much happening at the same time. It can be overcomed by recording the event or having inter-observer reliabiltiy.