Graphing Behavior & Measuring Change Graph Construction Research Design Graph Interpretation Using Excel to Construct a Graph.

Graphing Behavior & Measuring Change

Graph ConstructionResearch Design

Graph InterpretationUsing Excel to Construct a Graph

Graph Construction

Graph Construction

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y-axis

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Graph Construction

Explicit Graph Title

y-axis Title

y-axis Labels

x-axis Title

x-axis Labels

Graph Construction

Phase Labels

Phase Lines

Data Points

Research Design

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A-B-C-AChanging Criteria

A-B design

A-B-A design

A-B-C-A design

Changing Criteria design

Graph Interpretation

Common Data Patterns

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Number of Refusals: Jimmy Jones9:00 AM - 3:00 P.M.

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Number of Refusals: Jimmy Jones9:00 AM - 3:00 P.M.

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Abrupt Change in Level

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Delayed Change in Level

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Temporary Change in Level

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Decaying Change in Level

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Abrupt Change in Slope

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Delayed Change in Slope

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Temporary Change in Slope

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Accelerated Change in Slope

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Change in Variability

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Using Excel to Construct a Graph

Using Excel to Draw Graphs

• (A) Baseline Graph

• (A-B) Two Phase Graph

• (A-B-A) Three Phase Graph

Baseline GraphA

Number of Talk-Outs: Reading

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Baseline

Step 1.

Enter data for the Baseline Phase

Step 2.

a. Highlight the graph information

b. Click on the Graph Icon;

c. Choose Line Graph

d. Choose Graph Style

e. Click on Next

Graph Icon

Line Graph Graph

Style

Next

Highlight Graph Info

Step 3.

Click on Next

Next

Step 4.

a. Type Chart Title

b. Type X axis Label

c. Type Y axis Label

d. Click Next

Chart Title

X axis Label

Y axis Label

Next

Step 5.

Click Finish

Finish

Step 6. Admire Your Work

Two Phase GraphA-B

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Baseline

Intervention

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Step 7.

Enter data for second phase.

Note: data is not entered into same column as Baseline data

Step 8.

Do exactly as you did in Step 2 except you must choose the line graph style indicated.

Choose This Line Graph Style Only

Step 9.

Do exactly as you did in steps 4 and 5.

Step 10. Add a Phase Line

a. Click on the line shape

b. Draw the phase line on the graph

Step 11. Add Phase Labels

a. Click on the text Box

b. Align the text box and type the phase label

Step 12. Enjoy Your Work

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Three Phase GraphA-B-A

Number of Talk-Outs: Reading

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Step 13.

Add additional data to appropriate column

Step 14.

Do everything else the same

Enjoy Your Work

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Practice Graph #1 Time = consecutive school days. Behavior = number of

errors on a daily 10 word spelling test. Baseline = no intervention. Intervention = mental rehearsal prior to

taking the test.

Baseline 1 Intervention Phase 1

Baseline 2 Intervention Phase 2

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Practice Graph #2 Time = consecutive school days. Behavior =

Spontaneous Utterances during a 30 minute Free Play Time. Baseline = no intervention. Intervention 1 = Verbal

Praise. Intervention 2 = Physical Touching + Verbal Praise

Baseline 1 Intervention 1

Baseline 2 Intervention 2

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