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J Appl Behav Anal. 2009 Winter;42(4):867-75. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-867.
The generalized matching equation is a robust and empirically supported means of analyzing relations between reinforcement and behavior. Unfortunately, no simple task analysis is available to behavior analysts interested in using the matching equation to evaluate data in clinical or applied settings. This technical article presents a task analysis for the use of Microsoft Excel to analyze and plot the generalized matching equation. Using a data-based case example and a step-by-step guide for completing the analysis, these instructions are intended to promote the use of quantitative analyses by researchers with little to no experience in quantitative analyses or the matching law.
广义匹配方程是分析强化与行为之间关系的一种强大且经过实证支持的方法。不幸的是，对于那些有兴趣在临床或应用环境中使用匹配方程来评估数据的行为分析师来说，没有简单的任务分析可用。本文介绍了一种使用 Microsoft Excel 分析和绘制广义匹配方程的任务分析。通过使用基于数据的案例示例和逐步指南来完成分析，这些说明旨在促进那些在定量分析或匹配律方面经验有限的研究人员使用定量分析。
