Observation Interval
Definition
The period between inspections, within which an unobserved event may have occurred. Record inspections, observed development and environmental conditions. If a covering is intact at one inspection and empty at the next, emergence occurred within that interval.
- Context
- Rearing records
For example, inspections six hours apart leave an unobserved event somewhere within that six-hour period unless additional recording narrows it.
Do not assign the second inspection’s exact time to an unobserved event. The interval can contribute uncertainty to a developmental calculation.
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