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	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός Crossover με Ομάδα Ελέγχου	Σχεδιασμός ΑΒ
Πεδίο	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	Mid-20th century; systematic treatment from 1980s onward	1960s
Δημιουργός	Established in clinical pharmacology and agricultural research; formalized by B. Jones & M. G. Kenward	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley
Τύπος	Experimental design	Single-subject experimental design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Jones, B., & Kenward, M. G. (2003). Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials (2nd ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC. ISBN: 978-1584883500	Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of Scientific Research: Evaluating Experimental Data in Psychology. Basic Books.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	crossover controlled trial, within-subject crossover with control, AB/BA crossover controlled design, repeated-measures crossover with control arm	baseline-intervention design, AB single-case design, AB phase design
Συναφείς	6	4
Σύνοψη	A crossover control group experimental design is an experimental approach in which participants are randomly assigned to sequences of conditions that include both a treatment and a control (no-treatment or placebo) period, with each participant experiencing both the experimental and control conditions in succession. By using each participant as their own control across periods, this design sharply reduces between-subject variability and typically requires fewer participants than parallel group trials to achieve equivalent statistical power.	The AB design is the simplest single-subject experimental design, consisting of two sequential phases: a baseline phase (A) in which the target behavior is observed under natural conditions without intervention, followed by an intervention phase (B) in which the treatment or manipulation is introduced. Changes in the behavior's level, trend, or variability between phases are used to infer the effect of the intervention on the individual participant.