SynthesisBehavior research methods2021
A systematic review of applied single-case research published between 2016 and 2018: Study designs, randomization, data aspects, and data analysis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Examining the normality assumption of a design-comparable effect size in single-case designs.Behavior research methods · 2024Pooled it
- Pediatric Tube Weaning: A Meta-Analysis of Factors Contributing to Success.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2023Pooled it
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- Current Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior: A Colorado-Based Survey.Behavior analysis in practice · 2026Article
- A tutorial for software options to aid in assessing functional relations in single-case experimental designs.Behavior research methods · 2026Article
- Generalized least squares transformation for single-case experimental design: Introducing the R package lmeSCED.Behavior research methods · 2026Article
- Improving applications of a design-comparable effect size in single-case designs.Behavior research methods · 2025Article
- Effects of body weight-supported overground training on gait recovery in severe stroke-induced hemiplegia: a single-case ABAB design.Journal of physical therapy science · 2025Article
- The Sunny Side of the Network Approach to Psychopathology: Comparing Nodes as Either Problems or Strengths.Journal for person-oriented research · 2025Article
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- The role of single case experimental designs in evidence creation in rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Generalized Linear Mixed Effects Modeling (GLMM) of Functional Analysis Graphical Construction Elements on Visual Analysis.Perspectives on behavior science · 2024Article
- Type I error rates and power of two randomization test procedures for the changing criterion design.Behavior research methods · 2024Article
- Testing delayed, gradual, and temporary treatment effects in randomized single-case experiments: A general response function framework.Behavior research methods · 2024Article
- Does the choice of a linear trend-assessment technique matter in the context of single-case data?Behavior research methods · 2023Article
- Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Migraine: A Protocol for a Pilot Study Using a Single-Case Experimental Design.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The interest to expand group-based studies with single-case experimental design studies in the investigation of the effects of physical exercise in frail older adults: an opinion article.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Defining and assessing immediacy in single-case experimental designs.Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior · 2022Review
- Quantitative Techniques and Graphical Representations for Interpreting Results from Alternating Treatment Design.Perspectives on behavior science · 2022Article
- How to Be RAD: Repeated Acquisition Design Features that Enhance Internal and External Validity.Perspectives on behavior science · 2021Article
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Abstract
Single-case experimental designs (SCEDs) have become a popular research methodology in educational science, psychology, and beyond. The growing popularity has been accompanied by the development of specific guidelines for the conduct and analysis of SCEDs. In this paper, we examine recent practices in the conduct and analysis of SCEDs by systematically reviewing applied SCEDs published over a period of three years (2016-2018). Specifically, we were interested in which designs are most frequently used and how common randomization in the study design is, which data aspects applied single-case researchers analyze, and which analytical methods are used. The systematic review of 423 studies suggests that the multiple baseline design continues to be the most widely used design and that the difference in central tendency level is by far most popular in SCED effect evaluation. Visual analysis paired with descriptive statistics is the most frequently used method of data analysis. However, inferential statistical methods and the inclusion of randomization in the study design are not uncommon. We discuss these results in light of the findings of earlier systematic reviews and suggest future directions for the development of SCED methodology.
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