Description
Return second/first response-latency ratio.
Behavioral timing and response summaries need compatible clocks, exposure bases, baseline definitions and observation methods. A latency correction or rate change is descriptive arithmetic rather than a demonstration of learning, habituation, extinction or causal intervention benefit.
Return second/first response-latency ratio.
When to use this tool
Use Prompt Response Latency Ratio when checking the stated behavioral-research timing, baseline or response-change convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter firstLatency, secondLatency. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read ratio. Use the output convention below.
Return second/first response-latency ratio. Require firstLatency > 0 and secondLatency >= 0; ratio = second/first.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| firstLatency | First Latency | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| secondLatency | Second Latency | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| ratio | Ratio | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"firstLatency": 200,
"secondLatency": 300
},
"output": {
"ratio": 1.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Compatible latency definitions are required; no actual responses, behavioral mechanism or statistical/clinical change is inferred.
- 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.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the actual study design, records and calibration; use an appropriate complete causal/statistical analysis and qualified interpretation for substantive conclusions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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