Meta- and statistical analysis of single-case intervention research data: Quantitative gifts and a wish list

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 231-235

  Kratochwill, Thomas R ^a   Levin, Joel R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size; Meta analysis; Single case research; Visual analysis; What Works Clearinghouse Standards

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84897663305     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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