calculatePopulationStatistics

This helper function constructs the theoretical effect sizes and distribution statistics four (normal, lognormal, Laplace &amp; gamma) given specific parameter values for the distributions and is used to support the calculation of population statistics for two and four group experiments.

Includes data analysis and meta-analysis functions (e.g., to
calculate effect sizes and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) on Standardised
Effect Sizes (d) for AB/BA cross-over repeated-measures experimental
designs), data presentation functions (e.g., density curve overlaid on
histogram),and the data sets analyzed in different research papers in
software engineering (e.g., related to software defect prediction or multi-
site experiment concerning the extent to which structured abstracts were
clearer and more complete than conventional abstracts) to streamline
reproducible research in software engineering.

Lech Madeyski

reproducer

Reproduce Statistical Analyses and Meta-Analyses

Barbara Kitchenham

Tomasz Lewowski

Marian Jureczko

David Budgen

Pearl Brereton

Jacky Keung

Stuart Charters

Shirley Gibbs

Amnart Pohthong

Giuseppe Scanniello

Carmine Gravino

calculatePopulationStatistics function

<dl><dt>mean</dt>
<dd>The theoretical central location parameter for the distribution specified by the type parameter.</dd>
<dt>std</dt>
<dd>The theoretical spread parameter for the distribution specified by the type parameter.</dd>
<dt>type</dt>
<dd>String identifying the distribution, 'n' for normal, 'ln' for lognormal, 'lap' for Laplace, 'g' for Gamm</dd></dl>

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Barbara Kitchenham and Lech Madeyski

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calculatePopulationStatistics — calculatePopulationStatistics

<dl>

<dt>mean</dt>
<dd>The theoretical central location parameter for the distribution specified by the type parameter.</dd>


<dt>std</dt>
<dd>The theoretical spread parameter for the distribution specified by the type parameter.</dd>


<dt>type</dt>
<dd>String identifying the distribution, 'n' for normal, 'ln' for lognormal, 'lap' for Laplace, 'g' for Gamm</dd>

</dl>

calculatePopulationStatistics: calculatePopulationStatistics

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