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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2013 May;22(2):S438–S448. doi: 10.1044/1058-0360(2013/12-0076)

Table 4.

Means and Standard Deviations of Discourse Measures for Matched Group Comparisons.

Measure NBI Comparison PHI
M SD M SD p Cohen’s d
Number T-units 26.20 15.30 21.00 14.52 .03 .35
Subordinate clauses/T-unit .24 .16 .24 .20 .99
Cohesive adequacy .68 .17 .66 .16 .35
Local coherence 4.40 .61 4.40 .86 .98
Global coherence 4.70 .46 4.50 .64 .07
Proportion T-units in episodes .70 .21 .61 .24 .03 .40
Completeness 4.41 1.10 3.63 1.52 .001 .59

Note. NBI = non-brain-injured, PHI = penetrating head-injured