Median-based overlap analysis for single case data: A second study

Behavior Modification

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 919-936

  Parker, Richard I ^a   Hagan Burke, Shanna ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect sizes; Single case data analysis; Single case research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848866246     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507303452     Document Type: Article

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