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  • Behavioral Science
  • Research Methodology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Traditional visual analysis (TVA) is standard for single-case experimental designs.
  • Concerns about Type I error rates in TVA have led to the development of masked visual analysis (MVA).
  • Previous MVA research primarily used simulated data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance and reliability of MVA using real data and human raters.
  • To compare MVA with TVA in the context of single-case experimental designs.
  • To assess the validity of MVA in practical research settings.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-six visual analysts evaluated nine graphs from multiple-baseline-design-across-participants studies.
  • Graphs were presented in both masked (MVA) and unmasked (TVA) formats.
  • Interclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to assess reliability for both MVA (0.625) and TVA (0.579).

Main Results:

  • Reliability for MVA (ICC = 0.625) and TVA (ICC = 0.579) were comparable to previous findings.
  • Rater decisions corresponded between MVA and TVA for at least 75% of graphs in six out of nine cases.
  • The study demonstrated the feasibility of applying MVA with real-world data.

Conclusions:

  • MVA is a reliable method for analyzing single-case experimental designs with real data.
  • MVA demonstrates potential for controlling Type I errors without significantly compromising analytic consistency.
  • Further research is recommended on MVA and other analytic methods for single-case designs.