An alternative method for quantitative synthesis of single-subject researches: Percentage of data points exceeding the median

Behavior Modification

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 598-617

  Ma, Hsen Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

PEM (percentage of data points exceeding the median of baseline phase); PND (percentage of nonoverlapping data); Quantitative synthesis (meta analysis) of single subject research; Self control

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNTHESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33746533074     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445504272974     Document Type: Article

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