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samplesize.d: Sample size estimation in the t test for means

Description

samplesize.d determines the sample size, when specified the effect size to be detected, desired statistical power, and significance level. samplesize.d always specifies two-sided test.

Usage

samplesize.d(delta, power = 0.8, sig.level = 0.05)

Arguments

delta
a numeric contains the effect size (Cohen's $d$) to be detected
power
a numeric contains the desired statistical power (default 0.80)
sig.level
a numeric contains the significance level (default 0.05)

Value

  • Return a numeric containing the appropriate sample size in each group.

encoding

UTF-8

References

Cohen J (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

See Also

ind.t.test, ind.t.test.second

Examples

Run this code
##Cohen (1988) ex.2.9
samplesize.d(delta=.20, power=.95, sig.level=.05)

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