What Is the Main Difference Between Single-Case Research Designs and Case

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between single-case research designs and case studies?

• A) case studies typically focus on more than one individual
• B) single-case designs do not allow one to make conclusions regarding causality
• C) case studies are experimental designs whereas single-cases designs are qualitative
• D) single-case designs focus on investigating the effect of a treatment

Understand alternative medicine practices and their cultural backgrounds.

Describe the use of animals and unconventional practices in ancient medicine.

Distinguish between physician and non-physician specialties in healthcare.

Recognize the evolution of medical education and practices over time.

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Definitions:

One-tail Area

Refers to the area under the probability distribution curve to either the left or right of a specified value, used in hypothesis testing to assess one-sided significance.

Equal-variances Test

A statistical procedure used to assess whether the variances of two populations are equal, as assumed by certain parametric tests.

Unequal Variances

A situation in statistical analyses where two or more groups have significantly different variances, impacting the assumptions of certain tests.

Normally Distributed

A description of dataset that follows a normal distribution, with most observations clustering around the mean and symmetrical tails.