level: Time and event sampling (observations)
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Time and event sampling (observations)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |