[Babase] Agonism Grooming Issue Update
Lacey Maryott
lacey.maryott at duke.edu
Wed Mar 28 16:38:53 EDT 2007
*To Clarify:*
Susan Alberts wrote:
> Just clarifying a point ---see below...
>
>> After a conference call between Susan, Karl and myself today, a
>> decision was reached about how to handle to Agonism data. We found
>> that before 1995 agonisms were pushed to the first for the most part,
>> with a few data points scattered throughout the later days of the
>> month. It was decided that since it is impossible to know the
>> validity of the dates prior to 1995 that every instance of grooming
>> should be pushed to the first.
>
>
> You mean, every instance of agonism prior to 1995 should be pushed to
> the first, yes?
*I definitely meant agonism here, sorry about that!*
>
>> This will include any data which do not currently fall on the first
>> being moved to the first, so that there should be no data
>
>
> No agonism data, to be specific, yes?. We have not yet decided for
> grooming, as you specify below.
*and yes, here i am solely referring to agonisms*
>
>> existing on any day but the 1st of each month for all years before
>> 1995. 1995 through current will be assumed to have true dates for
>> agonism. Grooming is not so straight forward, and we are in the
>> process of figuring out whether or not before 1995 grooming was
>> entered in the same fashion as agonism or if they were treated
>> completely differently. I am going to take some time to search
>> through the database to determine if data were pushed to the first on
>> every instance or not before coming up with a single concrete rule,
>> or group of rules for treating grooming data. With these issues
>> resolved, Karl will be ever closer to that fated day of conversion!!!
>> YAY!
>
>
> Yay indeed!
> Thanks,
> Susan
>
>> I will continue to keep you all apprised of further developments
>> about grooming data.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lacey
>>
>> --
>> Lacey Maryott
>> Department of Biology
>> Duke University
>> ph: 919-660-7306
>> fax: 919-660-7293
>> Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu
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>
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Lacey Maryott
Department of Biology
Duke University
ph: 919-660-7306
fax: 919-660-7293
Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu
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