Statistics for Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners and Researchers provides practical and useful content for individuals who work directly with, or supervise those who work directly with, individuals with ASD. This book introduces core concepts and principles of modern statistical analysis that practitioners will need to deliver ABA services. The organization of the book works through the flow of behavior analytic service provision, aiming to help practitioners read through research, evaluate intervention options, incorporate statistics in their analysis of time-series intervention and assessment data, and effectively communicate assessment and intervention effects using statistics. As professionals who provide applied behavior analysis (ABA) services are required to use evidence-based practices and make data-based decisions regarding assessments and interventions, this book will help them take a modern, scientific approach to derive knowledge and make decisions based on statistical literacy.

About the Author
David J. Cox, Ph.D., M.S.B., BCBA-D currently works as the VP of Data Science at RethinkFirst and is faculty at the Institute for Applied Behavioral Science at Endicott College. Dr. Cox has earned a M.S. in Bioethics from Union Graduate College; a PhD in behavior analysis from the University of Florida; a post-doctoral fellowship at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and a post-doctoral fellowship at Insight! Data Science. Since 2014, Dr. Cox's research and applied work has focused on how to effectively leverage technology, quantitative modeling, and artificial intelligence to ethically optimize behavioral health outcomes and clinical decision-making. Based on his individual and collaborative work, he has published 50+ peer-reviewed articles, three books, and 150+ presentations at scientific conferences. Jason C. Vladescu, Ph.D., BCBA-D, NSCP, LBA (NY), is a Founding Partner at The Capstone Center and Professor in the Department of Applied Behavior Analysis at Caldwell University. Jason completed his pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute. He has published 80+ peer-reviewed articles and book chapters spanning his research interests in early behavioral intervention for children with autism spectrum and related disorders, increasing the efficiency of academic instruction, staff and caregiver training, equivalence-class formation, and mainstream applications of behavior analysis. Jason is on the Science Board of the Association for Behavior Analysis International; the President-Elect of the New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis; a member of the Autism Advisory Panel for the New Jersey Department of Education; and is a current or former Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. He currently or previously served on the editorial board for Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Behavioral Interventions, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, The Psychological Record, School Psychology, Behavioral Development, and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. He was the 2020 recipient of the APA (Division 25) New Applied Researcher Award.

Reviews
"Statistics? In behavior analysis?! YES. Whether you're looking to better summarize client data, increase the impact of your scholarship, or simply searching for a way to get started in stats, this book is for you. Cox and Vladescu provide humor, engaging examples, and simple illustrations to demystify statistics, all while harnessing their expertise in the science of learning to render this an effective introductory text. Statistics for Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners and Researchers is a resource that should be on all behavior analysts' bookshelves." --Dr. Derek Reed (Director of Applied Behavioral Sciences at Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc.) "We live in a statistical world, and statistical tools are the lingua franca of the evidence-based practice movement. Behavior analysts will find no better introduction to these tools than Cox and Vladescu's book. A breezy narrative makes the explanation as painless as possible and gives equal emphasis to what should be done and -- critically for newcomers to statistics -- why it should be done. The result will be useful to investigators who care about attracting interdisciplinary attention to their research, and to practitioners who seek to stay abreast of research advances. I see this book as a must-have reference as well as a critical complement to any research design course for behavior analysts." --Thomas S. Critchfield, Illinois State University



Book Information
ISBN 9780323998857
Author David J. Cox
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
Weight(grams) 500g