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Determining the Efficacy of Intervention: The Use of Effect Sizes for Data Analysis in Single-Subject Research

Jeffrey D. Kromrey University of South Florida, USA
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Lynn Foster-johnson University of South Florida, USA
Pages 73-93 | Published online: 14 Jul 2010

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