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The purpose of this paper is to present a taxonomy of single-subject experimental designs and discuss relevant examples that underscore the versatility and flexibility of this approach to clinical research. The proposed taxonomy serves as a heuristic model that may facilitate an understanding of single-subject experimental designs. Four general evaluation strategies employed in applied research--treatment-no treatment comparison, component assessment, treatment-treatment comparison, and successive level analysis--are discussed within this schema. Each of these evaluation strategies is related to commonly posed clinical research questions, and published examples of design options that address these questions are presented. Throughout the discussion basic considerations relating to appropriate design selection are reviewed.
本文的目的是提出单受试者实验设计的分类法，并讨论相关示例，这些示例强调了这种临床研究方法的多功能性和灵活性。所提出的分类法作为一种启发式模型，可能有助于对单受试者实验设计的理解。本文在这一框架内讨论了应用研究中采用的四种一般评估策略——治疗与非治疗比较、成分评估、治疗与治疗比较以及连续水平分析。这些评估策略中的每一种都与常见的临床研究问题相关，并给出了解决这些问题的设计选项的已发表示例。在整个讨论过程中，回顾了与适当设计选择相关的基本考虑因素。
