?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Improving+behaviour+classification+consistency%3A+a+technique+from+biological+taxonomy&rft.creator=Nieminen%2C+Timo+A.&rft.creator=Choi%2C+Serene+Hyun-Jin&rft.creator=Bahr%2C+Mark&rft.creator=Bahr%2C+Nan&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.description=Quantitative+behaviour+analysis+requires+the+classification+of+behaviour+to+produce+the+basic+data.++In+practice%2C+much+of+this+work+will+be+performed+by+multiple+observers%2C+and+maximising+inter-observer+consistency+is+of+particular+importance.%0A%0AAnother+discipline+where+consistency+in+classification+is+vital+is+biological+taxonomy.++A+classification+tool+of+great+utility%2C+the+binary+key%2C+is+designed+to+simplify+the+classification+decision+process+and+ensure+consistent+identification+of+proper+categories.%0A%0AWe+show+how+this+same+decision-making+tool+-+the+binary+key+-+can+be+used+to+promote+consistency+in+the+classification+of+behaviour.++The+construction+of++a+binary+key+also+ensures+that+the+categories+in+which+behaviour+is+classified+are+complete+and+non-overlapping.++We+discuss+the+general+principles+of+design+of+binary+keys%2C+and+illustrate+their%0Aconstruction+and+use+with+a+practical+example+from+education+research.&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3963%2F1%2Fcho02101.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nieminen%2C+Timo+A.+and+Choi%2C+Serene+Hyun-Jin+and+Bahr%2C+Mark+and+Bahr%2C+Nan++(2002)+Improving+behaviour+classification+consistency%3A+a+technique+from+biological+taxonomy.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3963%2F