From Percentages to Precision: Using Response Rates to Advance Analyses of Procedural Fidelity.

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Perspectives on Behavior Science Pub Date : 2025-01-28 eCollection Date: 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1007/s40614-025-00433-9

Claire C St Peter, Olivia B Harvey, Marisela Aguilar

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Abstract

In some domains of behavior analysis, summarizing data as a percentage is nearly ubiquitous. This is certainly the case when behavior analysts report data about procedural fidelity (the extent to which procedures are implemented as designed); fidelity data were reported solely as percentage in 423 of 425 recent studies published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. In this article, we critically examine the use of percentage, especially in the context of analyzing procedural-fidelity data. We demonstrate how exclusive reliance on percentage can obscure important nuances in fidelity data and how adding response rate as a metric offers a more precise understanding. To illustrate our points, we include reanalyzed data from a recent evaluation of procedural fidelity in public schools. We conclude with practical recommendations for adopting rate as a metric in the analysis of procedural-fidelity data, thereby building on contributions of notable behavior analysts like Henry Pennypacker, who prioritized continuous, dimensional approaches to measurement.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40614-025-00433-9.

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从百分比到精度：利用反应率推进程序保真度分析。

在行为分析的某些领域，将数据汇总为百分比几乎无处不在。当行为分析师报告有关程序保真度（程序按设计执行的程度）的数据时，情况当然如此；最近发表在《应用行为分析杂志》上的425项研究中，有423项研究仅以百分比形式报告了保真度数据。在本文中，我们批判性地考察了百分比的使用，特别是在分析程序保真度数据的背景下。我们展示了对百分比的独家依赖如何模糊保真度数据中的重要细微差别，以及如何将响应率作为度量提供更精确的理解。为了说明我们的观点，我们引用了最近对公立学校程序保真度评估的重新分析数据。最后，我们提出了在分析过程保真度数据时采用比率作为度量标准的实用建议，从而建立在亨利·彭尼派克（Henry Pennypacker）等著名行为分析师的贡献之上，他优先考虑了连续的、维度的测量方法。补充信息：在线版本包含补充资料，下载地址：10.1007/s40614-025-00433-9。

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Perspectives on Behavior Science PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Perspectives on Behavior Science is an official publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. It is published quarterly, and in addition to its articles on theoretical, experimental, and applied topics in behavior analysis, this journal also includes literature reviews, re-interpretations of published data, and articles on behaviorism as a philosophy.