SSDforR (version 1.5.39)

NAPabove: Non-Overlap of All Pairs (NAP) calculation

Description

This effect size function will compute the NAP. The desired improvemment is an increase in the baseline behavior.

Usage

NAPabove(behavior, phaseX, v1, v2)

Arguments

behavior

behavior variable

phaseX

phase variable

v1

first phase letter (e.g., "A")

v2

second phase letter (e.g., "B")

Author

Charles Auerbach, PhD Wurzweiler School of Social Work Wendy Zeitlin, PhD Montclair State University

References

Auerbach, Charles, and Zeitlin Wendy. SSD for R: An R Package for Analyzing Single-Subject Data. Oxford University Press, 2014. p62-65, p136

Bloom, M., Fischer, J. & Orme, J.G. (2009). Evaluating practice: Guidelines for the accountable professional (6th ed.). New York: Pearson.Parker, R. I., & Vannest, K. (2009). An improved effect size for single-case research: Nonoverlap of all pairs. Behavior Therapy, 40(4), 357-367. Go to www.ssdanalysis.com for more information.

Examples

esteem<-c(3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, NA, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, NA, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0)
pesteem<-c("A", "A", "A", "A", "A", "A", NA, "B", "B", "B", "B", "B", "B", 
NA, "B1", "B1", "B1", "B1", "B1", "B1", "B1", "B1")
NAPabove(esteem,pesteem,"A","B1")