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Own control

In single-case designs, using the participant's own baseline performance as the standard against which intervention performance is compared.

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Leah's treatment data are judged against Leah's baseline, not against other children's.

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BCBA D.5 · Experimental DesignSingle-case vs. group designs: relative strengths

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