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RCT

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randomized controlled trial

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gold standard for experimental design and why?

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RCT
incorporates large samples, randomization, and control groups

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RCT inferential flaw

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can affect decision making with individual people: the average result does not represent every person

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RCT cannot track:

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unique or disparate responses among individuals, nor determine who is a responder or non responder

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RCT may lack:

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replication
reduces confidence in the outcome

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single subject design

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uses one subject as the population of interest and the subject serves as her/his own control

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measurements from ssd are:

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sampled and analyzed over time

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ssd: kind of case study

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quantitative, empirical, and objective

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ssd: internal validity

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achieved by designs that control extraneous variables and by statistical tests that meet their underlying assumptions

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ssd: external validity

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achieved by replication

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internal validity

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cause effect

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external validity

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generalization

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why are single subject designs needed?

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  • when one subject is the population of interest
  • when few subjects with a target condition are available for a larger study
  • to test a clinical hypothesis, identify the effectiveness of specific treatments, and identify responders and non responders
  • in early phase (pre clinical) research
  • to cast doubt on existing assumptions or theories
  • when between subject heterogeneity is large, and group averaging threatens statistical inference validity in group designs
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aggregate type proposition

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makes an assertion about a group of individuals considered as a whole; lawful relationship about averages

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general type proposition

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makes an assertion about each member of the group; lawful relationship about individuals

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for a law to be universal,

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it must produce or predict the same result in every person

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positive change

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positive effect

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zero change

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no effect

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negative change

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negative effect

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life saving or quality of life improving (responders)

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positive effect

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no benefit, no harm (non responders)

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no effect

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contraindicated due to potential harmful effects

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negative effect

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ssd are sometimes considered unscientific because they do not seek a general law

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criticism of ssd

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ssd are perceived as unable to generalize to the population

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criticism of ssd

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ssd are quasi experimental bc they do not use a control group or randomly assign subjects to treatments
criticism of ssd
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observations from a subject may not be independent, which affects the statistical analysis options
criticism of ssd
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ssd are perceived to provide a low level of evidence
criticism of ssd
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common ssd
baseline treatment design (AB) treatment withdrawal design (ABA) treatment replication design (ABAB) multiple baseline and multiple probe design across behaviors (ABAB w more than 1 behavior) multiple baseline and multiple probe design across participants (ABAB with more than 1 participant)
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ABAB w more than 1 behavior
multiple baseline and multiple probe design across behaviors
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ABAB with more than 1 participant
multiple baseline and multiple probe design across participants
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AB
baseline treatment design
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ABA
treatment withdrawal design
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ABAB
treatment replication design
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single subject experimental designs come in different forms, but all use
1. repeated measurements across time 2. baseline phase 3. treatment or intervention phase some use: 4. post-treatment phase, to establish generalization or maintenance
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AB designs show changes in
level, trend, variability
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AB is the basis for
more complex designs, but ALONE is considered a pre experimental design bc it does not adequately control many sources of variation that threaten internal validity and does not demonstrate replication
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ABA examines the effect of
a single treatment (independent variable) on an outcome measure (dependent variable)
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why is ABA stronger than AB?
provides a second demonstration of the treatment effect, thus improving confidence that the treatment, and not some extraneous variable, caused the outcome measure's change
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ABAB is an extension of
ABA design
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ABAB provides
a third demonstration of the treatment effect on the outcome measure
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ABAB designs are straightforward and among the
strongest ssd
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ABAB with 2 behaviors
probes the treatment effect across experimentally defined conditions: behaviors, people, stimuli, settings
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strength of ABAB with 2 behaviors
multiple demonstrations of Tx effects by replication across behaviors
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appropriate design for nonreversible behaviors
ABAB with 2 behaviors
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ABAB with 2 participants
participants graphed separately, unlike behaviors
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criteria to assess the quality of a ssd study;
1. actively manipulate ind variables 2. systematically measure meaningful (externally valid) dep variables over time and by more than one scorer 3. use ind scorers who a blinded to the participants and phases to measure tx effect 4. use 5 OR MORE observations per phase to evaluate behavior stability and improve representation to reduce small sample bias 5. provide 3 OR MORE opportunities to evaluate the experimental effects using replication WITHIN (internal validity) or BETWEEN (external validity) subjects 6. provide a detailed description of the tx (ind variable) so that it can be administered consistently and replicated across experimenters
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ssd visual analysis
the basis for a ssd study, however it can lead to bias and type 1 statistical error
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ssd statistical analysis
can support the visual outcomes with objective, statistical inference based data and improve confidence in the effect
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statistical analysis options in a ssd include:
test designed for time series ss experimental designs parametric and non parametric tests, like those used for group designs
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analysis of variance acronym
ANOVA
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ANOVA
a test used to determine differences between research results from 3 or more unrelated samples or groups
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C statistic
an omnibus test for abrupt changes in level and gradual changes in the trend of time-series data ratio of variances like a t- or F- ratio
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metric that characterizes the strength of a tx and is often used to compliment p values
effect size
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one measure of effect size in ssd
single subject designs
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100% overlap =
no treatment effect
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PND
calculated as the # of tx values that do not overlap with the baseline values
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single subject research desings:
1. provide evidence of treatment effects in individuals, 2. are flexible, efficient, and can be implemented in clinical practice and research to support EBP and discipline-based knowledge, 3. are an excellent option for studying small or very heterogeneous populations, 4. provide strong internal validity when well-implemented, 5. provide external validity (generalization) when replicated.
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investigating the individual is important for:
practical, statistical, and philosophical reasons

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