size.ci.spear2: Sample size for a 2-group Spearman correlation difference...

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Sample size for a 2-group Spearman correlation difference confidence interval

Description

Computes the sample size required to estimate a difference in population Spearman correlations with desired confidence interval precision in a 2-group design. Set the correlation planning values to the smallest absolute values within their plausible ranges for a conservatively large sample size.

Usage

size.ci.spear2(alpha, cor1, cor2, w)

Arguments

alpha	alpha level for 1-alpha confidence
cor1	Spearman correlation planning value for group 1
cor2	Spearman correlation planning value for group 2
w	desired confidence interval width

Value

Returns the required sample size

References

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Bonett2000statpsych

Examples

size.ci.spear2(.05, .8, .5, .2)

# Should return:
# Sample size per group
#                   314
 

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