Statistical considerations in the use and analysis of single-subject designs

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 639-644

  Reboussin, David M ^a   Morgan, Timothy M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; N = 1; N OF ONE; SINGLE CASE; TIME SERIES

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0029932532     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199605000-00017     Document Type: Article

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