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epi.ssequc <- function(treat, control, sigma, delta, n, power, r = 1, type = "equivalence", nfractional = FALSE, alpha){
if(type == "equality"){
# Sample size:
if (!is.na(treat) & !is.na(control) & !is.na(power) & is.na(n)){
z.alpha <- qnorm(1 - alpha / 2, mean = 0, sd = 1)
beta <- (1 - power)
z.beta <- qnorm(1 - beta, mean = 0, sd = 1)
# http://powerandsamplesize.com/Calculators/Compare-2-Means/2-Sample-Equality:
n <- ((sigma * (z.alpha + z.beta) / (abs(treat - control)))^2)
if(nfractional == TRUE){
n.control <- (1 + 1 / r) * n
n.treat <- n.control * r
n.total <- n.treat + n.control
}
if(nfractional == FALSE){
n.control <- (1 + 1 / r) * (ceiling(n))
n.treat <- n.control * r
n.total <- n.treat + n.control
}
}
# Power:
if (!is.na(treat) & !is.na(control) & !is.na(n) & is.na(power) & !is.na(r) & !is.na(alpha)) {
z.alpha <- qnorm(1 - alpha / 2, mean = 0, sd = 1)
beta <- (1 - power)
z.beta <- qnorm(1 - beta, mean = 0, sd = 1)
z <- (treat - control) / (sigma * sqrt((1 / n.treat) + (1 / n.control)))
power <- pnorm(z - z.alpha) + pnorm(-z - z.alpha)
}
rval <- list(n.total = n.total, n.treat = n.treat, n.control = n.control, power = power)
}
if(type == "equivalence"){
# Stop if a negative value for delta entered:
if (delta <= 0){
stop("For an equivalence trial delta must be greater than zero.")
}
# Sample size:
if (!is.na(treat) & !is.na(control) & !is.na(power) & is.na(n)) {
z.alpha <- qnorm(1 - alpha, mean = 0, sd = 1)
beta <- (1 - power)
z.beta <- qnorm(1 - beta / 2, mean = 0, sd = 1)
# http://powerandsamplesize.com/Calculators/Compare-2-Means/2-Sample-Equivalence:
n <- ((sigma * (z.alpha + z.beta) / (abs(treat - control) - delta))^2)
if(nfractional == TRUE){
n.control <- (1 + 1 / r) * n
n.treat <- n.control * r
n.total <- n.treat + n.control
}
if(nfractional == FALSE){
n.control <- (1 + 1 / r) * (ceiling(n))
n.treat <- n.control * r
n.total <- n.treat + n.control
}
}
# Power:
if (!is.na(treat) & !is.na(control) & !is.na(n) & is.na(power) & !is.na(r) & !is.na(alpha)) {
z.alpha <- qnorm(1 - alpha, mean = 0, sd = 1)
beta <- (1 - power)
z.beta <- qnorm(1 - beta / 2, mean = 0, sd = 1)
# Work out the number of subjects in the control group. r equals the number in the treatment group divided by the number in the control group.
if(nfractional == TRUE){
n.control <- 1 / (r + 1) * n
n.treat <- n - n.control
n.total <- n.treat + n.control
}
if(nfractional == FALSE){
n.control <- ceiling(1 / (r + 1) * n)
n.treat <- n - n.control
n.total <- n.treat + n.control
}
z <- (abs(treat - control) - delta) / (sigma * sqrt((1 / n.treat) + (1 / n.control)))
power <- 2 * (pnorm(z - z.alpha, mean = 0, sd = 1) + pnorm(-z - z.alpha, mean = 0, sd = 1)) - 1
}
rval <- list(n.total = n.total, n.treat = n.treat, n.control = n.control, delta = delta, power = power)
}
return(rval)
}
# Chow S, Shao J, Wang H. 2008. Sample Size Calculations in Clinical Research. 2nd Ed. Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series. page 62
# epi.ssequc(treat = 5, control = 4, sigma = 10, delta = 5, n = NA, power = 0.80, r = 1, nfractional = FALSE, alpha = 0.05)
# n.treat = 108, n.control = 108, n.total = 216
# Agrees with http://powerandsamplesize.com/Calculators/Compare-2-Means/2-Sample-Equivalence
# epi.ssequc(treat = 5, control = 4, sigma = 10, delta = 5, n = NA, power = 0.80, r = 2, nfractional = TRUE, alpha = 0.05)
# n.treat = 162, n.control = 81, n.total = 243
# Agrees with http://powerandsamplesize.com/Calculators/Compare-2-Means/2-Sample-Equivalence
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