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Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide Updated edition [Minkštas viršelis]

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(King's College, Cambridge),
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 186 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x140x13 mm, weight: 270 g, 7 Tables, unspecified; 26 Line drawings, unspecified
  • Išleidimo metai: 23-Aug-2007
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0521535638
  • ISBN-13: 9780521535632
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 186 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x140x13 mm, weight: 270 g, 7 Tables, unspecified; 26 Line drawings, unspecified
  • Išleidimo metai: 23-Aug-2007
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0521535638
  • ISBN-13: 9780521535632
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
An eagerly awaited updated and reorganised third edition of the market leader in behavioural analysis.

Measuring Behaviour has established itself as a standard text. Largely rewritten, updated and reorganised, this third edition is, as before, a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of observation, recording and analysis. It provides the basic knowledge needed to measure behaviour, doing so in a succinct and easily understood form. The sections on research design and the interpretation and presentation of data have been greatly expanded. Written with brevity and clarity, Measuring Behaviour is, above all, a practical guide book. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in biology and psychology who are about to embark upon quantitative studies of animal and human behaviour, this book provides a concise review of methodology that will be of great value to scientists of all disciplines in which behaviour is measured, including biological anthropology, the social sciences and medicine.

Recenzijos

' clear, concise and always eminently sensible.' The Times Higher Education Supplement ' an excellent little book.' British Psychological Society Bulletin ' destined to become a classic.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution 'The second edition can be recommended as a good introduction to the measurement and analysis of behaviour.' Ibis the third edition will appeal to wider readership, including many researchers who mainly carry out observational studies.' Ibis

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An eagerly awaited updated and reorganised third edition of the market leader in behavioural analysis.
Preface ix
1 Introduction
1
The scope of this book
1
The four problems
2
Different approaches to studying behaviour
4
Why measure behaviour?
6
Summary
9
2 Think before you measure
10
Choosing the level of analysis
10
Choosing the species
11
Choosing where to study
11
Choosing when to observe
15
Effects of the observer on the subject
17
Anthropomorphism
18
Ethical considerations
20
Summary
23
3 Getting started
25
The steps involved in studying behaviour
25
Preliminary observation
31
Describing behaviour
32
Choosing categories
33
Defining categories
35
Types of measure
36
Events and states
39
The different levels of measurement
40
Summary
41
4 Individuals and groups
42
Identifying individuals
42
Individual differences
44
Assessing individual distinctiveness
45
Defining a group
46
Summary
47
5 Recording methods
48
Sampling rules
48
Recording rules
51
Continuous recording
52
Instantaneous sampling
53
One-zero sampling
54
Choosing the sample interval
55
The disadavantages and advantages of time sampling
57
Summary
60
6 The recording medium
62
The options available
62
Check sheets
65
Event recorders
67
Summary
70
7 How good are your measures?
72
Reliability versus validity
72
Within-observer versus between-observer reliability
74
Measuring reliability using correlations
76
How reliable is reliable?
78
Other ways of measuring reliability
78
Factors affecting reliability
80
Dealing with unreliable measures
81
How independent are the measures?
82
Summary
85
8 How good is your research design?
86
Performing experiments
86
Experimental design
87
Studying development
92
Tests of preference and differential responsiveness
97
Composite measures
100
How much information to collect?
101
Summary
102
9 Statistical analysis
103
General advice on statistics
103
Spreadsheets and databases
104
Exploratory versus confirmatory analysis
105
What statistical tests should be used?
107
Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
109
Correlation
110
Simple regression
112
General linear models (GLMs)
114
Multivariate statistics
115
Circular statistics
118
Did you collect enough data?
119
Summary
119
10 Analysing specific aspects of behaviour 121
Bout length
121
Analysing sequences
122
Analysing rhythms
125
Choice tests
127
Social behaviour
129
Summary
134
11 Interpreting and presenting findings 135
Floor and ceiling effects
135
Assessing significance
136
Problems with correlations
138
Treasuring your exceptions
142
Prior knowledge and Bayes' theorem
143
Modelling
144
Presentation of findings
146
Science and the public interest
150
Summary
151
Appendix
1. Units of measurement
153
Appendix
2. Some statistical terms
156
Appendix
3. Advice on statistics textbooks
160
Appendix
4. Checklist to consult before publication
163
References 165
Index 171
Dr Paul Martin studied biology at Cambridge University, graduating in Natural Sciences and with a PhD in behavioural biology. A former Harkness Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, he has lectured and researched in behavioural biology at Cambridge, and was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. Professor Sir Patrick Bateson has been a highly esteemed lecturer in Animal Behaviour, across the world, for nearly 40 years. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a former President of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Knight Batchelor and current President of the Zoological Society of London.