| Main Title |
Increasing Scientific Power with Statistical Power. |
| Author |
Muller, K. E. ;
Benignus, V. A. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Human Studies Div. ;North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Biostatistics.;National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.;National Cancer Inst., Bethesda, MD. |
| Publisher |
c1992 |
| Year Published |
1992 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-92/278; NICHD-P30-HD03110-22 ;NCI-P01-CA47-98204; |
| Stock Number |
PB92-217199 |
| Additional Subjects |
Biostatistics ;
Research management ;
Statistical analysis ;
Analysis of variance ;
Statistical samples ;
Computation ;
Computer software ;
Reprints ;
Power analysis
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PB92-217199 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
11p |
| Abstract |
A survey of basic ideas in statistical power analysis demonstrates the advantages and ease of using power analysis throughout the design, analysis, and interpretation of research. The power of a statistical test is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis of the test. The traditional approach to power involves computation of only a single power value. The more general power curve allows examining the range of power determinants, which are sample size, population difference, and error variance, in traditional analysis of variance (ANOVA). Power analysis can be useful not only in study planning, but also in the evaluation of existing research. An important application is in concluding that no scientifically important treatment difference exists. Choosing an appropriate power depends on: (1) opportunity costs, (2) ethical trade-offs, (3) the size of effect considered important, (4) the uncertainty of parameter estimates, and (5) the analyst's preferences. Although precise rules seem inappropriate, several guidelines are defensible. First, the sensitivity of the power curve to particular characteristics of the study, such as the error variance, should be examined in any power analysis. Second, just as a small type I error rate should be demonstrated in order to declare a difference nonzero, a small type II error should be demonstrated in order to declare a difference zero. Third, when ethical and opportunity costs do not preclude it, power should be at least .84, and preferably greater than .90. (Copyright (c) 1992 Pergamon Press Ltd.) |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Neurotoxicology and Teratology, v14 n3 p211-219 May 92. Prepared in cooperation with North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Biostatistics. Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., and National Cancer Inst., Bethesda, MD. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Increasing Scientific Power with Statistical Power. |
| Category Codes |
70E; 72F |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/10 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
229730672 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
