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Thomson, Hilary J.; Thomas, Sian – Research Synthesis Methods, 2013
Visual display of reported impacts is a valuable aid to both reviewers and readers of systematic reviews. Forest plots are routinely prepared to report standardised effect sizes, but where standardised effect sizes are not available for all included studies a forest plot may misrepresent the available evidence. Tabulated data summaries to…
Descriptors: Graphs, Effect Size, Statistical Data, Housing
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Sireci, Stephen G.; Rios, Joseph A. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2013
There are numerous statistical procedures for detecting items that function differently across subgroups of examinees that take a test or survey. However, in endeavouring to detect items that may function differentially, selection of the statistical method is only one of many important decisions. In this article, we discuss the important decisions…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Test Bias, Item Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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Gage, Nicholas A.; Lewis, Timothy J. – Journal of Special Education, 2014
The identification of evidence-based practices continues to provoke issues of disagreement across multiple fields. One area of contention is the role of single-subject design (SSD) research in providing scientific evidence. The debate about SSD's utility centers on three issues: sample size, effect size, and serial dependence. One potential…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Meta Analysis, Research Design, Sample Size