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Data-Driven Decision Making Flashcards

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  1. A BCBA reviews a graph showing high variability in a client's data during the intervention phase. Which action should be taken FIRST before concluding the intervention is ineffective?

    Answer: Investigate potential sources of variability

    High variability should prompt investigation of environmental, procedural, or measurement factors before drawing conclusions about intervention effectiveness.

  2. In applied behavior analysis, what is an 'aim line' on a graph used to represent?

    Answer: The projected path needed to meet the terminal goal by a target date

    An aim line connects current performance to the terminal criterion at the target date, providing a benchmark against which actual data can be compared.

  3. Which level of measurement produces data that can be ordered and has equal intervals but no true zero point?

    Answer: Interval

    Interval scales have rank order and equal intervals between values, but lack a true zero, unlike ratio scales used for most behavioral counts.

  4. A behavior analyst is monitoring a decreasing behavior and the data path shows a decelerating trend. How should this be interpreted?

    Answer: The behavior is decreasing at a consistent rate, suggesting the intervention is working

    A decelerating trend in a target behavior intended for reduction indicates the intervention is producing the desired effect.

  5. When a practitioner uses IOA (interobserver agreement) data, what is the primary purpose in data-driven decision making?

    Answer: To confirm that the data accurately reflect the behavior being measured

    IOA data verifies measurement accuracy and reliability, which is essential before using data to make intervention decisions.

  6. A client's data show a 'counter-therapeutic trend' during the treatment phase for a behavior targeted for increase. What does this mean?

    Answer: The behavior is decreasing in the wrong direction relative to the goal

    A counter-therapeutic trend means the data are moving in the opposite direction of the treatment goal, indicating the intervention may be ineffective or harmful.

  7. Which of the following best describes 'data stability' in the context of analyzing a behavioral phase?

    Answer: Data points fall within a consistent range with minimal variability

    Stable data are characterized by low variability, with data points clustering within a predictable range, typically within 25-33% of the phase mean.