Description
Return signed parent-child turn-taking gaps around one child interval.
Developmental task timing and coded sequences need a common clock and explicit rules for exclusions, adjacency and response windows. A delay, duration share or transition rate is descriptive rather than a measure of developmental status.
Return signed parent-child turn-taking gaps around one child interval.
When to use this tool
Use Parent Child Turn Taking One Interval when checking a supplied task-time or coded-sequence convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter parentEnd, childStart, childEnd, parentRestart. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read childResponseGap, parentResponseGap, totalGap. Use the output convention below.
Return signed parent-child turn-taking gaps around one child interval. Require childEnd >= childStart; childResponseGap = childStart-parentEnd, parentResponseGap = parentRestart-childEnd, and totalGap is their sum.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| parentEnd | Parent End | Required. Finite number. |
| childStart | Child Start | Required. Finite number. |
| childEnd | Child End | Required. Finite number. |
| parentRestart | Parent Restart | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| childResponseGap | Child Response Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| parentResponseGap | Parent Response Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| totalGap | Total Gap | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"parentEnd": 10,
"childStart": 11,
"childEnd": 13,
"parentRestart": 14
},
"output": {
"childResponseGap": 1,
"parentResponseGap": 1,
"totalGap": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Negative gaps expose overlap; no speech recognition, interaction quality or developmental inference 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
Review the original observations and study design; use appropriate statistical and professional methods for developmental conclusions.
References
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