Van Camp, C. M., Lerman, D. C., & Kelley, M. E. (2001).
A method for analyzing changes in response efficiency.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
34, 487-490.
Although experimental effects typically are evaluated by
summarizing levels of responding across time (e.g., calculating
the mean levels of problem behavior during 10-min sessions),
these data summaries may obscure important mechanisms that may be
responsible for changes in responding. A case study is reported
to illustrate alternative methods of data analysis when
decreasing trends in responding may be due to increases in
response efficiency.
DESCRIPTORS: _data analysis, developmental disabilities,
efficiency, transition states, problem behavior