Measuring Behaviour. An Introductory Guide

TLDR

Measuring Behaviour presents a comprehensive guide to quantitative behavioural measurement, emphasizing direct observation, recording, and analysis, and addressing the lack of existing reviews and the challenges newcomers face in accurately and systematically recording behaviour. The book aims to deliver concise, practical guidance on behavioural measurement for readers seeking an easily understood, practical reference. The methodology review is concise, featuring a comprehensive annotated bibliography to support practical application.

Abstract

Measuring Behaviour is a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of direct observation, recording and analysis. Numerous textbooks describe and analyse human and animal behaviour, but none provides a comprehensive review of the principles and techniques of its measurement. Those undertaking this task for the first time are often bemused by the apparent difficulty of the job facing them - how will they accurately and systematically record all that is happening? The purpose of this book is to provide this basic knowledge in a succinct and easily understood form. This concise review of methodology includes a comprehensive annotated bibliography. Written with ,brevity and clarity, Measuring Behaviour is intended, above all, as a practical guide-book.