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Publication Date: 2012
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A Tutorial on the Use of Excel 2010 and Excel for Mac 2011 for Conducting Delay-Discounting Analyses
Reed, Derek D.; Kaplan, Brent A.; Brewer, Adam T.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v45 n2 p375-386 Sum 2012
In recent years, researchers and practitioners in the behavioral sciences have profited from a growing literature on delay discounting. The purpose of this article is to provide readers with a brief tutorial on how to use Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and Excel for Mac 2011 to analyze discounting data to yield parameters for both the hyperbolic discounting model and area under the curve. This tutorial is intended to encourage the quantitative analysis of behavior in both research and applied settings by readers with relatively little formal training in nonlinear regression. (Contains 4 figures and 3 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Delay of Gratification, Tutorial Programs, Tutoring, Behavioral Science Research, Database Management Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies, Decision Making, Self Control, Conceptual Tempo, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques, Statistical Analysis, Guidance Programs, Instructional Design, Behavior Rating Scales
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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