Response Latency Clock Offset Tool

Description

Return response latency after a supplied clock offset.

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 response latency after a supplied clock offset.

When to use this tool

Use Response Latency Clock Offset when checking the stated behavioral-research timing, baseline or response-change convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

Enter stimulusTime, responseTime, suppliedResponseOffset. Use the units and conventions below.
Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
Read latency, negative. Inspect negative before interpreting the associated values.

Return response latency after a supplied clock offset. latency = responseTime-suppliedResponseOffset-stimulusTime, negative compares corrected response with stimulus.^[1]

Input field	Meaning and units	Accepted input
stimulusTime	Stimulus Time	Required. Finite number.
responseTime	Response Time	Required. Finite number.
suppliedResponseOffset	Supplied Response Offset	Required. Finite number.

Output field	Interpretation	Returned shape
latency	Latency	Required. Finite number.
negative	Negative	Required. Boolean.

json

{
  "input": {
    "stimulusTime": 100,
    "responseTime": 130,
    "suppliedResponseOffset": 5
  },
  "output": {
    "latency": 25,
    "negative": false
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

Stimulus time is already on the reference clock; negative latency can report inconsistent records and no actual response detection occurs.
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

Calculation and input contract: behavioral-science/response-latency-clock-offset — tool.io

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