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Comparative Single-Subject Research

Description of Designs and Discussion of Problems

Ariane Holcombe

Vanderbilt University

Mark Wolery

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute

David L. Gast

University of Georgia

This article describes four single-subject research designs used to make comparisons between two or more interventions (independent variables). These include the multitreatment design, alternating treatments design, adapted alternating treatments design, and parallel treatments design. Three problems faced in using these designs are described: multitreatment interference, the nonreversibility of some socially important behaviors, and the need to separate the effects of each treatment. The ways in which these research designs address the problems inherent in comparative research are discussed, as are issues related to conducting comparative research.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 14, No. 1, 119-145 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/027112149401400111
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