Determining the efficacy of intervention: The use of effect sizes for data analysis in single-subject research

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-93

  Kromrey, Jeffrey D ^a   Foster johnson, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0030350553     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.1996.9943464     Document Type: Article

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