How ABA data collection actually works

Reference material on the mechanics behind defensible clinical data — the measurement systems, the reliability math, and the decisions that constrain everything downstream. Written for practitioners, not as a product pitch.

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Updated August 2026

The eight ABA measurement systems

What each of the eight ABA measurement systems measures, when to use it, and the metric it produces.

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Updated August 2026

Interobserver agreement (IOA) in ABA

How IOA is calculated, what the 80% convention means, and what to do when agreement falls short.

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The software behind the reference

Cadence supports all eight measurement systems natively, computes interobserver agreement in-product, and drafts the note from the data you just captured — for a licensed clinician to review and sign.

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