PREORDER!!!!

We haven't written about our book lately because, frankly, it is not out yet and so there is little to say.  We have, however, been busy working with Oxford to get SSD for R:  An R Package for Analyzing Single-Subject Data ready for market.

We have worked with the copy editors, who have been wonderful, to make sure both the text and the art work look good.  We have SO many graphs in the book that this took a while.  We had debated putting so many in, but we really wanted readers to be able to step through each of the functions while they are analyzing sample data.  The best way to do this, we thought, would be to provide visuals so people could confirm that they are getting and interpreting their output correctly.

Then, we got the galleys.  For those that aren't familiar with publishing, this is an electronic version of what the final product should look like.  We were blown away!  The text is laid out really nicely and the publishers integrated the graphics with the text well.  It looks gorgeous, if we do say so ourselves.

So....

Get out there and pre-order the book! You can find it here on Amazon and here on Barnes and Noble.  We worked hard with Oxford to keep the cost of this book down, and you'll see that they obliged us.  We wanted people to be able to purchase our book with out breaking the bank.  When you check out the links, you will notice that, for now, the cover is not shown, but trust us - it looks snazzy!

SSD for R in the classroom: Student projects

We are about a third of the way through the Spring semester here in balmy NYC, yet spring seems nowhere to be found!

We have, however, found that our students' projects for the semester are shaping up to be quite interesting.  We thought we'd give you a sample of what they are planning on working on so you can get a sense as to what sorts of single-subject evaluations are going on in our Master's-level classes:

• One student is doing her placement in a partial hospitalization program that provides services for individuals with eating disorders.  She is going to be examining a clients' compliance with following her meal plan.
• Another student is going to be working with a young adult client to adapt to life after removal of a significant portion of her intestine due to ulcerative colitis.  This includes getting used to an ostomy bag.
• Another student, who works with special needs elementary school students, will be using SSD for R to track a client's impulsive behaviors.
• Finally, another student, who provides marital counseling, will use SSD for R to track both positive and negative interactions in a couple at-risk for divorce. 

We could go on and on, but we will all have to wait and see what our students come up with as the semester unfolds.  We will be sure to share some of our students' work with you later in the semester, with their permission, of course!

In the meantime, feel free to check out our website at www.ssdanalysis.com, and feel free to e-mail us with any comments or questions.