A function to calculate the appropriate sample size for the standardized mean difference such that
the expected value of the confidence interval is sufficiently narrow, optionally with a
degree.of.certainty
.
ss.aipe.smd(delta, conf.level, width, which.width="Full",
degree.of.certainty=NULL, assurance=NULL, certainty=NULL, ...)
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., Full
, Lower
, and Upper
widths) region of the confidence interval
the width that the width
argument refers identifies the width of interest (i.e., Full
, Lower
, and Upper
widths)
parameter to ensure confidence interval width with a specified degree of certainty
an alias for degree.of.certainty
an alias for degree.of.certainty
for modifying parameters of functions this function calls upon
Returns the necessary sample size per group in order to achieve the desired degree of accuracy (i.e., the sufficiently narrow confidence interval).
Finding sample size for lower and uppper confidence limits is approximate, but very close to being exact. The pt()
function is limited to accurate values
when the the noncentral parameter is less than 37.62.
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Hedges, L. V. (1981). Distribution theory for Glass's Estimator of effect size and related estimators. Journal of Educational Statistics, 2, 107--128.
Kelley, K. (2005). The effects of nonnormal distributions on confidence intervals around the standardized mean difference: Bootstrap and parametric confidence intervals, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 65, 51--69.
Kelley, K., Maxwell, S. E., & Rausch, J. R. (2003). Obtaining Power or Obtaining Precision: Delineating Methods of Sample-Size Planning, Evaluation and the Health Professions, 26, 258--287.
Kelley, K., & Rausch, J. R. (2006). Sample size planning for the standardized mean difference: Accuracy in Parameter Estimation via narrow confidence intervals. Psychological Methods, 11(4), 363--385.
Steiger, J. H., & Fouladi, R. T. (1997) Noncentrality interval estimation and the evaluation of statistical methods. In L. L. Harlow, S. A. Mulaik, & J. H. Steiger (Eds.), What if there where no significance tests? (pp. 221-257). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
smd
, smd.c
, ci.smd
, ci.smd.c
,
conf.limits.nct
, power.t.test
, ss.aipe.smd.lower
,
ss.aipe.smd.upper
, ss.aipe.smd.full
# NOT RUN {
# ss.aipe.smd(delta=.5, conf.level=.95, width=.30)
# ss.aipe.smd(delta=.5, conf.level=.95, width=.30, degree.of.certainty=.8)
# ss.aipe.smd(delta=.5, conf.level=.95, width=.30, degree.of.certainty=.95)
# }
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