Table 1

Statistical power of each method of analysis

Correlation

ρ = 0.2

ρ = 0.35

ρ = 0.5

ρ = 0.65

ρ = 0.8


POST

70.5%

70.5%

70.5%

70.5%

70.5%

FRACTION

45.1%

56.4%

67.0%

82.7%

97.1%

CHANGE

50.7%

59.2%

70.5%

84.8%

97.7%

ANCOVA

72.3%

76.1%

82.3%

90.8%

98.6%


Vickers BMC Medical Research Methodology 2001 1:6   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-1-6

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