PowerUpR (version 0.1.2)

power.bcra3r2: Model 4.2: Statistical Power Calculator for 3-Level Random Effects Blocked Cluster Random Assignment Designs, Treatment at Level 2

Description

power.bcra3r2 calculates statistical power for designs with 3-levels where level 2 units are randomly assigned to treatment and control groups within level 3 units (random blocks).

Usage

power.bcra3r2(mdes=.25, alpha=.05, two.tail=TRUE, rho2, rho3, omega3, P=.50, g3=0, R12=0, R22=0, RT32=0, n, J, K, ...)

Arguments

mdes

minimum detectable effect size.

alpha

probability of type I error.

two.tail

logical; TRUE for two-tailed hypothesis testing, FALSE for one-tailed hypothesis testing.

rho2

proportion of variance in the outcome explained by level 2 units.

rho3

proportion of variance in the outcome explained by level 3 units.

omega3

treatment effect heterogeneity as ratio of treatment effect variance among level 3 units to the residual variance at level 3.

P

average proportion of level 2 units randomly assigned to treatment within level 3 units.

g3

number of covariates at level 3.

R12

proportion of level 1 variance in the outcome explained by level 1 covariates.

R22

proportion of level 2 variance in the outcome explained by level 2 covariates.

RT32

proportion of treatment effect variance among level 3 units explained by level 3 covariates.

n

harmonic mean of level 1 units across level 2 units (or simple average).

J

harmonic mean of level 2 units across level 3 units (or simple average).

K

level 3 sample size.

...

to handle extra parameters passed from other functions, do not define any additional parameters.

Value

Details

Power formula was derived within power analysis framework descibed by Hedges & Rhoads (2009). Further definition of design parameters can be found in Dong & Maynard (2013).

References

Dong & Maynard (2013). PowerUp!: A Tool for Calculating Minum Detectable Effect Sizes and Minimum Required Sample Sizes for Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design Studies,Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 6(1), 24-6.

Hedges, L. & Rhoads, C.(2009). Statistical Power Analysis in Education Research (NCSER 2010-3006). Washington, DC: National Center for Special Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. This report is available on the IES website at http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/.

See Also

mdes.bcra3r2, mrss.bcra3r2, optimal.bcra3r2

Examples

## Not run: 
# 
#     power.bcra3r2(rho3=.13, rho2=.10, omega3=.40,
#                  n=10, J=6, K=24)
# 
#   ## End(Not run)