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power_best_binomial: Power to Correctly Select the Best Group in a Binomial Test

Description

Computes the exact probability of correctly identifying the best group when the outcome follows a binomial distribution. It assumes that p1 is the probability of success in the best group, and that the success probability in all other groups is lower by a fixed difference dif.

Usage

power_best_binomial(p1, dif, ngroups, npergroup)

Value

A numeric value representing the probability of correctly identifying the best group.

Arguments

p1

Numeric. Probability of success in the best group (must be in [0, 1]).

dif

Numeric. Difference in success probability between the best group and the next best (must be > 0).

ngroups

Integer. Number of groups (must be greater than 1).

npergroup

Integer. Number of subjects per group (must be positive).

Details

The formula is based on the exact method described by Sobel and Huyett (1957).

References

Sobel, M., & Huyett, M. J. (1957). Selecting the Best One of Several Binomial Populations. Bell System Technical Journal, 36(2), 537–576. tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1002/j.1538-7305.1957.tb02411.x")

Examples

Run this code
power_best_binomial(p1 = 0.8, dif = 0.2, ngroups = 4, npergroup = 50)

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