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Should we compromise on n-of-1 data analyses?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2024

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Prathiba Batley*
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Director of Statistical Innovation at Daiichi Sankyo, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Her research interests lie in single-case designs, Bayesian statistics and latent variable modelling. She has over 60 publications in top peer-reviewed outlets and over 90 presentations.
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Correspondence Prathiba Batley. Email: pnbatley@gmail.com
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Summary

Despite their increasing popularity, n-of-1 designs employ data analyses that might not be as complete and powerful as they could be. Borrowing from existing advances in educational and psychological research, this article presents a few techniques and references for rigorous data analytic techniques in n-of-1 research.

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n-of-1 designssingle-case experimental designsdata analysisstatistical methodologyBayesian
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Research Methods
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BJPsych Advances , First View , pp. 1 - 4
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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