Finding Alternatives to the Dogma of Power Based Sample Size Calculation: Is a Fixed Sample Size Prospective Meta-Experiment a Potential Alternative?

Sample sizes for randomized controlled trials are typically based on power calculations. They require us to specify values for parameters such as the treatment effect, which is often difficult because we lack sufficient prior information. The objective of this paper is to provide an alternative desi...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-06, Vol.11 (6), p.e0158604-e0158604
Hauptverfasser: Tavernier, Elsa, Trinquart, Ludovic, Giraudeau, Bruno
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