Deviations from typical paths: a novel approach to working with GPS data in the behavioral sciences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral science researchers are increasingly collecting detailed location data such as second-by-second GPS tracking on participants due to increased ease and affordability. While intraindividual variability has been discussed in the travel literature for decades, traditional methods designed for studying individual differences in central tendencies limit the extent to which novel questions about variability in lived experiences can be answered. Thus, new methods of quantifying behavior that focus on intraindividual variability are needed to address the context in which the behavior occurs and the location tracking data from which behavior is derived.

Methods

We propose deviations from typical paths as a data processing technique to separate individual-level ty

SUBMITTER: Nielsen KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206293 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature