Methods and apparatus to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session duration
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session duration. Example apparatus a receiver to obtain a first tuning session duration indicative of an amount of time between channel changes of a first media presentation device at a first media presentation location, a presentation session estimator to select a model from storage, the model selected based on a match of the first tuning session duration and a second tuning session duration, the model including a relation between the second tuning session duration and a first presentation session duration of media presented on a second media presentation device at a second media presentation location, and estimate a second presentation session duration of media presented within the first tuning session duration based on the model.
1. An apparatus to determine media presentation sessions based on tuning session data, the apparatus comprising:
a receiver to obtain a first tuning session duration indicative of an amount of time between channel changes of a first media presentation device at a first media presentation location; and
a presentation session estimator to:
select a model from storage, the model selected based on a match of the first tuning session duration and a second tuning session duration, the model including a relation between the second tuning session duration and a first presentation session duration of media presented on a second media presentation device at a second media presentation location, and
estimate a second presentation session duration of media presented within the first tuning session duration based on the model.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second tuning session duration and the first presentation session duration are received from a metering device.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first presentation session duration is based on when the second media presentation device is powered on.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first presentation session duration is based on when a user is present at a location of the second media presentation device.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration includes at least one of a third presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration, a fourth presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration, or a total presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the model incudes at least one of a conditional probability, an expected value, a frequency distribution, or a cumulative distribution based on the first presentation session duration.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first media presentation device is a set top box.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
obtain a first tuning session duration indicative of an amount of time between channel changes of a first media presentation device at a first media presentation location;
select a model from storage, the model selected based on a match of the first tuning session duration and a second tuning session duration, the model including a relation between the second tuning session duration and a first presentation session duration of media presented on a second media presentation device at a second media presentation location; and
estimate a second presentation session duration of media presented within the first tuning session duration based on the model.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the second tuning session duration and the first presentation session duration are received from a metering device.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first presentation session duration is based on when the second media presentation device is powered on.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first presentation session duration is based on when a user is present at a location of the second media presentation device.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the second presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration includes at least one of a third presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration, a fourth presentation session duration presented within first the tuning session duration, or a total presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the model incudes at least one of a conditional probability, an expected value, a frequency distribution, or a cumulative distribution based on the first presentation session duration.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to combine data in the model based on tuning session durations that are within a threshold range.
15. A method comprising:
obtaining, by executing an instruction with a processor, a first tuning session duration indicative of an amount of time between channel changes of a first media presentation device at a first media presentation location;
selecting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a model from storage, the model selected based on a match of the first tuning session duration and a second tuning session duration, the model including a relation between the second tuning session duration and a first presentation session duration of media presented on a second media presentation device at a second media presentation location; and
estimating, by executing an instruction with the processor, a second presentation session duration of media presented within the first tuning session duration based on the model.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second tuning session duration and the first presentation session duration are received from a metering device.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the model is determined based on the second tuning session duration.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first presentation session duration is based on when the second media presentation device is powered on.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first presentation session duration is based on when a user is present at a location of the second media presentation device.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration includes at least one of a third presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration, a fourth presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration, or a total presentation session duration presented within the first tuning session duration.