Studies employing within-subjects designs may be compared with those employing
between-subjects designs in a variety of ways. We discuss and illustrate the comparisons of variabilities, including within-condition variances and precisions as well as
the comparisons of means and of mean differences. Our discussion emphasizes the
importance of trying to understand the sources of differences.
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