Description
Return elapsed=end-start and activeDuration=elapsed-sum(pauseDurations), requiring ordered times and nonnegative pauses totaling no more than elapsed.
Research questionnaires and interview records distinguish answered, declined, omitted, unpresented, and inapplicable items. Timing and support annotations also affect their denominators. A completeness measure or scale transformation describes those records without establishing an instrument score or a mental-health assessment.
Return elapsed=end-start and activeDuration=elapsed-sum(pauseDurations), requiring ordered times and nonnegative pauses totaling no more than elapsed.
When to use this tool
Use Interview Pause Duration when you need the particular completeness, timing, polarity, or bookkeeping term for supplied research and interview records.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter start, end, pauseDurations. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read elapsed, activeDuration. Use the output convention below.
Return elapsed=end-start and activeDuration=elapsed-sum(pauseDurations), requiring ordered times and nonnegative pauses totaling no more than elapsed.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| start | Start | Required. Finite number. |
| end | End | Required. Finite number. |
| pauseDurations | Pause Durations | Required. Array of finite number; minimum 0; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| elapsed | Elapsed | Required. Finite number. |
| activeDuration | Active Duration | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"start": 10,
"end": 40,
"pauseDurations": [
5,
3
]
},
"output": {
"elapsed": 30,
"activeDuration": 22
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Pauses must already be nonduplicated within the interval. The tool does not validate interview quality, consent, clinical content, pause eligibility, or actual participation.
- The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
- 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. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the relevant validated instrument and its documented missing-response and scoring procedures when the task requires an assessment. Verify research annotations and timing before combining record terms.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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