miniMeta (version 0.3.2)

sampleSizeBin: Sample size calculator for binary outcomes

Description

Calculates sample size for a trial with a binomial outcome, for a given power and false positive rate.

Usage

sampleSizeBin(cer, RRR = 25, ier = NULL, a = 0.05, b = 0.2, K = 1)

Value

An integer vector of length 2, with the sample sizes for the control and intervention groups.

If K=Inf, then the sample size calculation is not for a study with two groups, but for a single-group study in which a fixed known population event rate is assumed. In that case, argument cer

represents the population event rate, and ier the study event rate that it we anticipate. And the return value is a single value, i.e. the sample size of the study.

Arguments

cer

Control group event rate, a value between 0 and 1. All should be named.

RRR

Relative Risk Reduction (%) in the intervention group.

ier

Intervention group event rate, a value between 0 and 1 If NULL, it is calculated from RRR. If non-NULL, the value of this argument is used and RRR is ignored.

a

False positive rate (alpha). Defaults to 0.05 (5%).

b

False negative rate (beta). Defaults to 0.2. Power is one minus beta; thus the default is 80% power.

K

Ratio of intervention group size to control group size. Defaults to 1, meaning both groups have the same size. Set to infinity (Inf) in order to calculate sample size for a single-group study, see details below.

Examples

# Sample size for a trial with 40\% control event rate and 1:1 randomization,
# aiming to show a Relative Risk Reduction of 30\% with 80\% power.
sampleSizeBin(0.4, RRR=30)

# Sample size for a single-group study aiming to show an event rate of 20\%
# against a population event rate of 10\%, with 90\% power.
sampleSizeBin(0.1, ier=0.2, b=0.1, K=Inf)