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Pearl, Judea – Sociological Methods & Research, 2017
We address the task of determining, from statistical averages alone, whether a population under study consists of several subpopulations, unknown to the investigator, each responding to a given treatment markedly differently. We show that such determination is feasible in three cases: (1) randomized trials with binary treatments, (2) models where…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Models, Social Science Research, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Chow, Ee Pin; Hassali, Mohamed Azmi; Saleem, Fahad; Aljadhey, Hisham – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Patient education is key to the management of acute and chronic conditions. However, the majority of such educational interventions have been reported from health-care settings. In contrast, this study aims to evaluate whether a home-based intervention can result in better understanding about type 2 diabetes mellitus and can increase…
Descriptors: Patients, Patient Education, Chronic Illness, Intervention
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Bagabas, Hanan Ali – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of computerized instructional packages on concept acquisition and improving academic achievement among deaf students in Saudi Arabia. The sample consisted of (16) third-grade female deaf students in prep stage for the first semester of the academic year 2013/2014, randomly selected from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Deafness, Females