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The basis for Sidman's (1960) argument that single-subject designs are preferable to group-comparison designs is that
 
  A) single-subject designs are more efficient.
  B) single-subject designs are less costly.
  C) in the process of summarizing each group's performance, we may lose important information on how individuals perform.
  D) group-comparison designs generally require the use of sophisticated Bayesian statistical analyses.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a common usage of single-subject designs?
 
  A) determining whether a particular client is improving when a particular treatment is applied
  B) determining if a specific child's academic achievement improves with a specific teaching method
  C) determining if an antismoking campaign is having an effect at a specific school
  D) determining which particular dose of a drug is the most effective for a specific patient



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