Comparison of Nonoverlap Methods for Identifying Treatment Effect in Single-Subject Experimental Research

Debate is occurring about which result interpretation aides focused on examining the experimental effect should be used in single-subject experimental research. In this study, we examined seven nonoverlap methods and compared results using each method to judgments of two visual analysts. The data so...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavioral disorders Jg. 39; H. 3; S. 128 - 145
Hauptverfasser: Rakap, Salih, Snyder, Patricia, Pasia, Cathleen
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles, CA Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders 01.05.2014
SAGE Publications
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Schlagworte:
Agreements
Association (Psychology)
Autistic disorder
Behavioral disorders
Clearinghouses
Clinical trials
Comparative Analysis
Correlation
Correlations
Data trends
Disabilities
Educational Change
Educational Legislation
Educational Research
Estimates
Estimation methods
Evaluation
Evidence Based Practice
Experimentation
Experiments
Federal Legislation
Graphs
Independent Study
Interrater Reliability
Intervention
Literature Reviews
Management
Meta Analysis
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US
Nonparametric Statistics
Predictor Variables
Regression (Statistics)
Reliability
Research design
Research Methodology
Research methods
Research Problems
Researchers
Special education
Statistical Analysis
Statistical median
Statistical methods
Studies
Teaching Methods
Visual Perception
Young Children
ISSN:0198-7429, 2163-5307
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Zusammenfassung:Debate is occurring about which result interpretation aides focused on examining the experimental effect should be used in single-subject experimental research. In this study, we examined seven nonoverlap methods and compared results using each method to judgments of two visual analysts. The data sources for the present study were 36 studies focused on naturalistic instruction interventions for young children with disabilities and 222 A-B graphs available in these studies. Two visual analysts made judgments about whether a functional relationship was evident in 222 A-B graphs. A graphing program was used to derive data for calculating each of the nonoverlap methods. Results showed that (a) estimates of experimental effect varied across the seven nonoverlap methods and (b) nonoverlap methods corresponding most closely with visual analysts' judgments of a change in data patterns differed from the nonoverlap methods that corresponded most closely with visual analysts' judgments of no change in data patterns. Based on findings from this study, we discuss considerations for selection and use of nonoverlap methods as result interpretation aides in single-subject experimental research and offer directions for future research.
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ISSN:0198-7429
2163-5307
DOI:10.1177/019874291303900303