A set of functions that ss.aipe.smd
calls upon to calculate the appropriate sample size
for the standardized mean difference such that the expected value of the confidence interval
is sufficiently narrow.
ss.aipe.smd.full(delta, conf.level, width, ...)
ss.aipe.smd.lower(delta, conf.level, width, ...)
ss.aipe.smd.upper(delta, conf.level, width, ...)
the population value of the standardized mean difference
the desired degree of confidence (i.e., 1-Type I error rate)
desired width of the specified (i.e., Lower
, Upper
, Full
) region of the confidence interval
specify additional parameters in functions these functions call upon
The necessary sample size per group in order to satisfy the specified goals.
The returned value is the sample size per group. Currently only
ss.aipe.smd.full
returns the exact value. However, ss.aipe.smd.lower
and ss.aipe.smd.upper
provide approximate sample size values.
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