Figures & data
Figure 1. Heuristic examples for Tau and Tau-U analyses. Data series presented are hypothetical single-case AB designs with baseline phase followed by experimental phase.
![Figure 1. Heuristic examples for Tau and Tau-U analyses. Data series presented are hypothetical single-case AB designs with baseline phase followed by experimental phase.](/cms/asset/ea5f535a-7b4f-489a-8637-2ce7c7ef28b6/oaps_a_1518687_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. Dependent variable scores are arranged in chronological order along the horizontal edge of a matrix from left to right, and in chronological order along the vertical edge of the matrix from bottom to top. Pairwise comparisons are made in a time-forward fashion within the corresponding cells of the matrix, with a “+” representing a concordant pair, a “−” representing a discordant pair, and a “T” representing a tied pair. For Figure 2A, S = 3, npairs = 45, and τ = .7. For Figure 2B, S = 5, npairs = 45, and τ = 5/45 = .1. (A) Difference matrix for time series in Figure . (B) Difference matrix for time series in Figure 1E.
![Figure 2. Dependent variable scores are arranged in chronological order along the horizontal edge of a matrix from left to right, and in chronological order along the vertical edge of the matrix from bottom to top. Pairwise comparisons are made in a time-forward fashion within the corresponding cells of the matrix, with a “+” representing a concordant pair, a “−” representing a discordant pair, and a “T” representing a tied pair. For Figure 2A, S = 3, npairs = 45, and τ = .7. For Figure 2B, S = 5, npairs = 45, and τ = 5/45 = .1. (A) Difference matrix for time series in Figure 1C. (B) Difference matrix for time series in Figure 1E.](/cms/asset/9b534fb8-7b7d-4748-abc5-d7c8ab126cca/oaps_a_1518687_f0002_b.gif)
Table 1. Tau-U effect sizes and p values for graphs in Figure
Table 2. Means and standard deviations for Tau-U effect sizes of 115 published single-case data sets
Table 3. Correlations of Tau-U and PND coefficients for 115 published single-case data sets
Figure 3. Boxplot for effect sizes of 115 published single-case data sets. Absolute values used to compare relative magnitude of measured effects.
![Figure 3. Boxplot for effect sizes of 115 published single-case data sets. Absolute values used to compare relative magnitude of measured effects.](/cms/asset/cc416c13-b6e1-485f-b5b9-5bfb186e4fcb/oaps_a_1518687_f0003_b.gif)
Table 4. Spearman correlations of Tau-U coefficients and average visual ratings for 30 single-case data sets
Table 5. Quartiles of 30 visually rated graphs and their corresponding Tau-U effect size ranges