Using Microsoft Office Excel® 2007 to Conduct Generalized Matching Analyses.

The generalized matching equation is a robust and empirically supported means of analyzing relations between reinforcement and behavior. Unfortunately, no simple task analysis is available to behavior analysts interested in using the matching equation to evaluate data in clinical or applied settings...

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Published in:Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 867 - 876
Main Author: Reed, Derek D.
Format: Article
Published: Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Winter2009
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