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 analyses:morris2008 [2021/01/16 09:55]Wolfgang Viechtbauer analyses:morris2008 [2021/08/27 07:27]Wolfgang Viechtbauer Both sides previous revision Previous revision 2021/11/08 13:17 Wolfgang Viechtbauer 2021/08/27 07:27 Wolfgang Viechtbauer 2021/01/16 09:55 Wolfgang Viechtbauer 2017/03/19 13:09 external edit 2021/11/08 13:17 Wolfgang Viechtbauer 2021/08/27 07:27 Wolfgang Viechtbauer 2021/01/16 09:55 Wolfgang Viechtbauer 2017/03/19 13:09 external edit Last revision Both sides next revision Line 5: Line 5: Morris (2008) discusses various ways for computing a (standardized) effect size measure for pretest posttest control group designs, where the characteristic, response, or dependent variable assessed in the individual studies is a quantitative variable. Morris (2008) discusses various ways for computing a (standardized) effect size measure for pretest posttest control group designs, where the characteristic, response, or dependent variable assessed in the individual studies is a quantitative variable. - As described by Becker (1988), we can compute the standardized mean change (with raw score standardization) for a treatment and control group with $$g_T = c(n_T-1) \frac{\bar{x}_{post,T} - \bar{x}_{pre,T}}{SD_{pre,T}}$$ and $$g_C = c(n_C-1) \frac{\bar{x}_{post,C} - \bar{x}_{pre,C}}{SD_{pre,C}},$$ where $\bar{x}_{pre,T}$ and $\bar{x}_{post,T}$ are the treatment group pretest and posttest means, $SD_{pre,T}$ is the standard deviation of the pretest scores, $c(m) = \sqrt{2/m} \Gamma[m/2] / \Gamma[(m-1)/2]$ is a bias-correction factor((The bias correction factor given on page 261 by Becker (1988) includes a slight error. See Morris (2000).)), $n_T$ is the size of the treatment group, and $\bar{x}_{pre,C}$, $\bar{x}_{post,C}$, $SD_{pre,C}$, and $n_C$ are the analogous values for the control group. Then the difference in the two standardized mean change values, namely $$g = g_T - g_C$$ indicates how much larger (or smaller) the change in the treatment group was (in standard deviation units) when compared to the change in the control group. Values of $g$ computed for a number of studies could then be meta-analyzed with standard methods.((Note that $g$ is used here to denote the bias-corrected value (as opposed to Becker (1988) who uses $d$ to denote this).)) + As described by Becker (1988), we can compute the standardized mean change (with raw score standardization) for a treatment and control group with $$g_T = c(n_T-1) \frac{\bar{x}_{post,T} - \bar{x}_{pre,T}}{SD_{pre,T}}$$ and $$g_C = c(n_C-1) \frac{\bar{x}_{post,C} - \bar{x}_{pre,C}}{SD_{pre,C}},$$ where $\bar{x}_{pre,T}$ and $\bar{x}_{post,T}$ are the treatment group pretest and posttest means, $SD_{pre,T}$ is the standard deviation of the pretest scores, $c(m) = \sqrt{2/m} \Gamma[m/2] / \Gamma[(m-1)/2]$ is a bias-correction factor((The bias correction factor given on page 261 by Becker (1988) includes a slight error. See Morris (2000).)), $n_T$ is the size of the treatment group, and $\bar{x}_{pre,C}$, $\bar{x}_{post,C}$, $SD_{pre,C}$, and $n_C$ are the analogous values for the control group. Then the difference in the two standardized mean change values, namely $$g = g_T - g_C$$ indicates how much larger (or smaller) the change in the treatment group was (in standard deviation units) when compared to the change in the control group. Values of $g$ computed for a number of studies could then be meta-analyzed with standard methods.((Note that $g$ is used here to denote the bias-corrected value (as opposed to Becker, 1988, who uses $d$ to denote this). There was (and sometimes still is) some inconsistency in notation when referring to the biased and the bias-corrected version of standardized mean difference / change measures, but I would say the general trend has been to use $d$ for the biased version and $g$ for the bias-corrected version and this is the notation I am also using here.)) Morris (2008) uses five studies from a meta-analysis on training effectiveness by Carlson and Schmidt (1999) to illustrate these computations. We can create the same dataset with: Morris (2008) uses five studies from a meta-analysis on training effectiveness by Carlson and Schmidt (1999) to illustrate these computations. We can create the same dataset with:
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