Description
Check supplied mutually exclusive code-presence flags.
Behavioral records distinguish observed outcomes, missing observations, response deadlines, code conflicts and sampling opportunities. Unobserved trials differ from observed wrong responses, while time coverage differs from event probability. Supplied observations and cutoff values do not by themselves validate a task or identify a behavioral mechanism.
Check supplied mutually exclusive code-presence flags.
When to use this tool
Use Behavior Code Mutually Exclusive Pair when you already have firstCodePresent, secondCodePresent and need to check supplied mutually exclusive code-presence flags.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter firstCodePresent, secondCodePresent. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read conflict, neither. Inspect conflict, neither before interpreting the associated values.
Return conflict when both flags are true and neither when both are false.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| firstCodePresent | First Code Present | Required. Boolean. |
| secondCodePresent | Second Code Present | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| conflict | Conflict | Required. Boolean. |
| neither | Neither | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"firstCodePresent": true,
"secondCodePresent": true
},
"output": {
"conflict": true,
"neither": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The tool does not determine whether the codes should be exclusive, inspect observations or validate a complete coding scheme.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the complete protocol, observation records and analysis plan. Check missingness, coding rules, timing and sampling design before interpreting local counts, labels or interval fractions as research outcomes or appropriate interventions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Trial Correct Wrong Missing Code
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- Task Missed Response Label
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