We are working on graphs to visually display the experimental data from five individuals. Data is collected in five phases, three baseline phases (A1, A2, A3) and two alternating interventions (B and C) that was randomized in order. How would you suggest we construct our graphs? We find this challenging especially since we randomized the order of interventions. To visually interpret the graphs we want the subsequent baseline to follow the intervention phase.
Is it possible that we can rearrange the phases to follow ABACA-design for all five cases? Or should we present the IRL order, as in some of the individuals performing the experiment in an ACABA-design?
I am very much happy for your input.
Many thanks in advance.
Ann
Personally, I would stick to the usual ABACA alternating treatments design format in the attached graph (like Barlow & Hayes, 1979; Kazdin, 2010). As long as you didn't randomize the baseline conditions along with the treatment conditions (e.g., AABAC), that should be clear enough. You could just add in the text or a table what the actual sequence of events was for each participant.
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