Preface
About the Author
Chapter 1: Introduction
A. What Is an Intervention?
Section I: Background Concepts
Chapter 2: Introduction to Section I: Is a Small Efficacy Study Right for You?
A. What Is the Logic of An Efficacy Study?
B. How Can This Test Be Operationalized?
C. What About Small Efficacy Studies?
D. What Questions Can’t a Small Efficacy Study Answer Well?
E. What Are Other Options?
Chapter 3: Research Design
B. Principles of Research Design
C. Types of Quantitative Research Designs
Questions to Test Your Knowledge
Chapter 4: Validity of Research Designs
D. Statistical Conclusion Validity
E. Construct Validity of Explanation
Questions to Test Your Knowledge
Chapter 5: A Brief Review of Statistics
A. Populations and Samples
D. Estimators and Sampling Distributions
G. Design Complexities and Statistical Models
H. Multiple Regression Analysis
I. Multilevel Statistical Models
Questions to Test Your Knowledge
Chapter 6: A Brief Review of Measurement
C. Outcome Concept Domains
F. Choosing an Outcome Measure
Questions to Test Your Knowledge
Chapter 7: Choosing an Appropriate Effect Size
A. What is an Effect Size?
B. Choosing an Effect Size Value
C. Other Measurement and Statistical Considerations
Questions to Test Your Knowledge
Section II: Randomized Designs
Chapter 8: Introduction to Section II: What is Randomization?
B. Theoretical Objections to Random Assignment
C. Small Efficacy Studies
D. Overview of The Next Four Chapters
Chapter 9: Individually Randomized Designs
B. Statistical Model and Notation
C. The Statistical Analysis of the Design
E. Strategies to Increase Design Sensitivity
Questions to Test Your Learning
Chapter 10: Multisite Individually Randomized Designs
B. Statistical Model and Notation
C. Multisite Individually Randomized Designs With Fixed Site Effects
D. Increasing Design Sensitivity
E. Multisite Individually Randomized Designs with Random Site Effects
Questions to Test Your Learning
Chapter 11: Multisite Cluster Randomized Designs
B. Statistical Model and Notation
C. Multi-Site Cluster Randomized Design
D. Increasing Design Sensitivity
Chapter 12: Cluster Randomized Designs
B. Statistical Model and Analysis
C. Increasing Design Sensitivity
Questions to Test Your Learning
Section III: Quasi-Experimental Designs
Chapter 13: Intro to Section III: What Is A ‘Quasi’ Experiment?
A. Threats to Internal Validity in QEDs
B. Why Pre-Post Designs are Not Adequate
C. Statistical Analyses of QEDs
D. QEDs for Small Efficacy Studies
Chapter 14: Nonequivalent Control Group Designs
B. Statistical Models and Analysis
D. Confounders and Covariate Selection
F. Statistical Adjustment Methods
G. Designing a NECD Study
Questions to Test Your Learning
Chapter 15: The Difference in Differences Design
B. Comparisons of Individuals (No Nesting)
C. Multiple Subgroups Within Each Treatment Group
E. Strategies to Increase Design Sensitivity
Questions to Test Your Learning
Chapter 16: Interrupted Time Series Designs
C. Estimation and Analysis of the Design
E. Variants of This Design
Questions to Test Your Learning
Section IV: Tools and Reporting
Chapter 17: Introduction to Section IV: Tools and Considerations for Practice
A. Principles of Small Efficacy Studies
C. Quasi-Experimental Designs
D. Tools for Use in the Field
Chapter 18: Choosing a Research Design
B. Is a Comparison Group Possible?
C. Is Randomization Possible?
D. Can an Adequately Matched Comparison Group Be Formed?
E. Which Designs are Possible?
F. What If None of These Designs Can Be Implemented?
Questions to Test Your Learning
Chapter 19: Worksheets for Comparing Designs
A. Overview of Worksheet 1
B. Overview of Worksheet 2
Chapter 20: Best Practices for Reporting Small Efficacy Study Results
B. Special Considerations for Small Efficacy Studies
List of Tables and Figures
Glossary
References
Index