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Empirical choice of sampling procedures for optimal research design in the longitudinal study of primate behavior

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A method is suggested to evaluate on an empirical basis sampling plans for the longitudinal study of primate behavior in those very common situations in which the mathematical structure of behavior is unknown. The method is based on a randomization procedure applied to a pilot sample of the behavior organized so that cost of implementation of a sampling plan can be evaluated vis á vis the sampling error intrinsic to the plan.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, California, USA

    Helena C. Kraemer, Byron Alexander, Cathy Clark, Curt Busse & David Riss

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  1. Helena C. Kraemer
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Kraemer, H.C., Alexander, B., Clark, C. et al. Empirical choice of sampling procedures for optimal research design in the longitudinal study of primate behavior. Primates 18, 825–833 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382933

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