Occasions
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This article is about what to consider when determining the measurement occasions to capture your process of interest.
When setting up your sampling design you should think about:
- The total time span of your study, which is the total amount of time between the beginning of our measurements and their ending.
- The time interval between measurements.
- The time frame of your item, which is the time interval which the measurement refers to (e.g., “In the past hour…”).
These aspects determine the process coverage and granularity. In addition, the total number of measurement occasions determine the statistical power of your analysis and the reliability of the estimates.
1 Takeaway
The number, timing, and framing of measurements are important for accurately capturing patterns in your process of interest.
2 Further reading
Think more about time
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@online{berkhout2025,
author = {Berkhout, Sophie W.},
title = {Occasions},
date = {2025-04-25},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Berkhout, S. W. (2025, April 25). Occasions.