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. 2007 Mar 19;78(9):917–928. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.100669

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.