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statpsych (version 2.0.0)

size.ci.cor: Sample size for a Pearson or partial correlation confidence interval

Description

Computes the sample size required to estimate a population Pearson or partial correlation with desired confidence interval precision. Set s = 0 for a Pearson correlation. Set the correlation planning value to the smallest absolute value within a plausible range for a conservatively large sample size.

For more details, see Section 1.24 of Bonett (2021, Volume 2)

Usage

size.ci.cor(alpha, cor, s, w)

Value

Returns the required sample size

Arguments

alpha

alpha level for 1-alpha confidence

cor

planning value of correlation

s

number of control variables

w

desired confidence interval width

References

Bonett2000statpsych

Bonett2021statpsych

Examples

Run this code
size.ci.cor(.05, .3, 0, .2)

# Should return:
# Sample size
#         320
 

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