[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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>

-- 
Lacey Maryott
Department of Biology
Duke University
ph: 919-660-7306
fax: 919-660-7293
Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu 



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