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A researcher is evaluating an intervention using a single-subject design. The baseline condition yields response scores of 4, 3, 5, and 2. The subsequent treatment condition yields response scores of 6, 4, 7, 8, and 6. If higher scores represent the intended 'extreme' direction, apply the standard procedure to calculate the percentage of non-overlapping data (PND) for this intervention. Briefly state your final percentage and the specific numbers you used to determine it.

Question: A researcher is evaluating an intervention using a single-subject design. The baseline condition yields response scores of 4, 3, 5, and 2. The subsequent treatment condition yields response scores of 6, 4, 7, 8, and 6. If higher scores represent the intended 'extreme' direction, apply the standard procedure to calculate the percentage of non-overlapping data (PND) for this intervention. Briefly state your final percentage and the specific numbers you used to determine it.

Sample answer: The single most extreme response in the baseline condition is 5. In the treatment condition, four out of the five scores (6, 7, 8, 6) are more extreme than 5. Therefore, the PND is 80%80\%.

Key points:

  • Identify the single most extreme baseline response as 5.
  • Determine that exactly 4 out of the 5 treatment responses are more extreme than the baseline maximum.
  • Calculate and report the final PND as 80%80\%.

Rubric: The student must correctly identify the extreme baseline score (5), count the number of treatment scores exceeding it (4 out of 5), and calculate the correct percentage (80%80\%).

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