Table 4 Perception: weighted Cohen's d effect sizes* for each test, rank ordered by size.
N studies | N participants | Mean Cohen's dw | SD dw(95% CI) | Min d | Max d | Nfs | %OL | Study references | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VOSP position discrimination | 2 | 57 | −0.70 | 0.40 (−1.25, −0.14) | −1.34 | 0.00 | 5 | 57 | 28,109 |
VOSP dot counting | 3 | 78 | −0.68 | 0.54 (−1.29, −0.06) | −1.07 | 0.00 | 7 | 57 | 109,110,120 |
VOSP object decision | 4 | 109 | 0.34 | 0.40 (−0.06, 0.73) | −0.75 | 0.99 | 3 | 79 | 78,109,110,120 |
VOSP cube analysis | 4 | 98 | −0.23 | 0.42 (−0.64, 0.17) | −0.61 | 0.52 | 1 | 85 | 109,110,119,120 |
VOSP incomplete letters | 4 | 108 | 0.04 | 0.39 (−0.35, 0.43) | −0.83 | 0.47 | 0 | 100 | 78,109,110,119 |
Max d, maximum effect size; Mean dw, mean weighted effect size; Min d, minimum effect size; N, number of studies contributing to the effect size; Nfs, fail safe N; SD dw, SD of weighted effect size; %OL, per cent overlap between Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia groups; VOSP, Visual Object and Space Perception Battery; 95% CI, 95% CI for means.
*Effect sizes weighted by the inverse variance.