Partial Interval Coding- whether the behavior occurred at all or didn't occur during the interval.
The behavior I studied in the Denaple's Center, around 9 am-10 am, was whether an individual twirled or touched their hair during twelve 5-minute intervals. I chose partial interval coding because it was easier to pay attention to and record compared to the whole interval coding. I marked YES when the behavior of hair twirling or touching occurred and NO when the behavior did not occur.
9:00-9:05 = NO 9:05-9:10=YES 9:10-9:15= YES
9:15-9:20=NO 9:20-9:25= YES 9:25-9:30= NO
9:30-9:35= YES 9:35-9:40= YES 9:40-9:45= NO
9:45-9:50= NO 9:50-9:55= YES 9:55-10:00= YES
TOTAL YES: 7 (58.3%)
TOTAL NO: 5 (41.7%)
Overall the individual I studied only touched their hair about 58.3% during one hour. I think that if I did shorter intervals or the whole interval coding my data could have been better by offering more data.