Date of Award
2010
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Committee Chair(s)
Jürgen Symanzik
Committee
Jürgen Symanzik
Abstract
Actigraphy is an increasingly popular approach in medicine to assess patient activity levels in a variety of scenarios. The devices are essentially accelerometers encased in a write-watch type assembly. This project sought to determine the device precision and accuracy for the Actical model. In a sample of four Acticals, it was found that intra-device variability was minimal. However, one device was found to be statistically biased in comparison to the other three. This bias could have adverse effects on aggregated or magnitude dependent data analysis. Also, inter-device comparisons may be problematic.
Recommended Citation
Sherick, Peter, "Assessing the Precision and Accuracy in a Small Sample of Actical Devices" (2010). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1220.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1220
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