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Using the Moerbeek et al. approach, N = 39 suffices to reach 80% power to detect a medium effect size (d = 0.5) at a two-tailed significance level of 0.05.
“Using the more sophisticated power analysis approach proposed by Moerbeek et al. [(27), p. 191] for multilevel tests of a difference in linear slopes assessed with multiple (i.e., 7) measurements, for a medium effect size (d = 0.5) tested at a two-tailed significance level of 0.05, N = 39 suffices to reach 80% power.”
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- Authors
- Moerbeek, M., Breukelen, G. J. P. V., & Berger, M. P. F.
- Affiliations
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- ORCID
- Moerbeek, Mirjam
- Venue
- Handbook of Multilevel Analysis
- Publisher
- Springer New York
- Published
- 2007-12-25
- Pages
- 177-205
- OpenAlex
- W2258225505
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.71
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Optimal Experimental Design Methods
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Keywords
- optimal experimental design, hierarchical data, design optimization
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