ERIC Number: ED606949
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-30
Pages: 28
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Comparing Visual and Statistical Analyses of Single-Case Designs
Wolfe, Katie; Dickenson, Tammiee S.; McGrath, Kathleen Virginia; Miller, Bridget
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
Although visual analysis has been the primary method of analysis in single-case designs (SCD), numerous statistical analyses have been developed to quantify SCD intervention effects and enable SCDs to be included in evidence-based practice reviews. This study investigated the correspondence between expert visual analysis and three effect sizes for SCDs. Editorial board members (n=52) of journals that primarily publish SCDs judged whether 31 published, multiple baseline design graphs depicted a functional relation. The percentage of experts declaring that a functional relation was present was compared to two non-overlap statistics and a standardized effect size. While positive associations between measures were found, dichotomous classification of functional relation presence revealed differences between analytic methods, which warrants further investigation of data patterns producing disagreement.
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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