Pretest-posttest designs and measurement of change
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The article examines issues involved in comparing groups and measuring change with pretest and posttest data. Different pretest-posttest designs are presented in a manner that can help rehabilitation professionals to better understand and determine effects resulting from selected interventions. The reliability of gain scores in pretest-posttest measurement is also discussed in the context of rehabilitation research and practice.
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ANCOVA was chosen rather than repeated measures ANOVA because ANCOVA is more appropriate for estimating posttraining scores in each group after controlling for pretest score.
“ANCOVA was chosen rather than repeated measures ANOVA because ANCOVA is more appropriate for estimating the posttraining scores in each group after controlling for the pretest score (Dimitrov & Rumrill, 2003).”
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- Authors
- Dimitrov, D. M., & Rumrill, Jr.
- Affiliations
- Kent State University (US)
- 507 White Hall, College of Education, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672 0582; Fax: +1 330 672 3737; E-mail: ddimitro@kent.edu.
- ORCID
- Dimitrov, Dimiter M.
- Venue
- WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 159-165
- ISSN
- 1051-9815 (ISSN-L)
- 1875-9270
- OpenAlex
- W2156656344
- Cited by
- 908
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Work (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- pretest-posttest design, measurement of change, gain score, reliability statistics, group comparison, rehabilitation therapy, intervention effects, rehabilitation research
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Humans, Rehabilitation, Research Design, United States, Treatment Outcome
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