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Publication Date: 2006-Aug
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The Relationship between Visual Analysis and Five Statistical Analyses in a Simple AB Single-Case Research Design
Brossart, Daniel F.; Parker, Richard I.; Olson, Elizabeth A.; Mahadevan, Lakshmi
Behavior Modification, v30 n5 p531-563 Sep 2006
This study explored some practical issues for single-case researchers who rely on visual analysis of graphed data, but who also may consider supplemental use of promising statistical analysis techniques. The study sought to answer three major questions: (a) What is a typical range of effect sizes from these analytic techniques for data from "effective interventions"? (b) How closely do results from these same analytic techniques concur with visual-analysis-based judgments of effective interventions? and (c) What role does autocorrelation play in interpretation of these analytic results? To answer these questions, five analytic techniques were compared with the judgments of 45 doctoral students and faculty, who rated intervention effectiveness from visual analysis of 35 fabricated AB design graphs. Implications for researchers and practitioners using single-case designs are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Research Design, Effect Size, Evaluation Methods, Researchers, Statistical Analysis, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Data Interpretation, Correlation, Graduate Students, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Graphs, Validity, Educational Psychology, Vignettes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Reliability, Student Behavior
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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