An R package for single-case randomization tests

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-478

  Bulté, Isis ^a   Onghena, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; HUMANS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 48149114161     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.40.2.467     Document Type: Article

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