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What are examples of ABA data?

Examples of ABA data include a count of requests in a session, the minutes a child stays at a task, the seconds between an instruction and the response, the percentage of intervals with a behaviour, the independent responses across ten trials and an antecedent–behaviour–consequence note. Each number means something only alongside its definition, observation time and scoring rule.

Last updated: 2026-10-26

By the TherapyCRM team at Data Inn Inc.

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  • Frequency: 6 independent requests in a 30-minute session, a rate of 0.2 per minute.
  • Duration: three seated periods of 2, 4 and 6 minutes, an average of 4 minutes.
  • Latency: five instructions answered after 4, 6, 9, 12 and 30 seconds, a median of 9 seconds.
  • Partial interval: the behaviour occurred in 9 of 30 ten-second intervals, or 30%.
  • Trial-by-trial: 7 independent, 2 prompted and 1 incorrect response across 10 trials, 70% independent.
  • Task analysis: 6 of 9 handwashing steps completed independently.
  • ABC record: the adult removes the tablet (antecedent); the child drops to the floor for about a minute (behaviour); the adult waits, then offers a choice of two activities (consequence).

What makes ABA data usable

The same session can produce misleading numbers if the record leaves out how they were collected.

  • Write the behaviour definition and scoring rule down before recording.
  • Record the observation time or number of opportunities with every result.
  • Keep prompted and independent responses separate: counting the 2 prompted trials above as correct would report 90%, which answers a different question.
  • Mark a missed session as missing rather than leaving a gap that looks like zero.
  • Do not graph unlike measures, such as a rate and an interval percentage, on one line.

Where TherapyCRM fits

In TherapyCRM, Session Runner records trial outcomes and prompt levels against the active plan, and charts across sessions stay linked to the source trials and plan version so a reviewer can check them. A clinician confirms mastery; a chart does not. Frequency, duration, interval and ABC records use the free printable sheets and browser tools.