sw_trend: Generation of stepwise trend with equal jumps between periods
In pavlakrotka/NCC: Simulation and Analysis of Platform Trials with Non-Concurrent Controls

sw_trend

R Documentation

Generation of stepwise trend with equal jumps between periods

Description

This function generates a stepwise trend for a given period. No time trend is assumed in the first period.

Usage

sw_trend(cj, lambda, trend_mean, trend_var)

Arguments

`cj`	Period indicator.
`lambda`	Strength of time trend.
`trend_mean`	Integer. In case of random time trends, the strength of the time trend will be generated from N(`trend_mean`, `trend_var`).
`trend_var`	Integer. In case of random time trends, the strength of the time trend will be generated from N(`trend_mean`, `trend_var`).

Details

The time trend is generated according to the function f(j) = \lambda \cdot (c_j - 1), where c_j is an index of the period patient j was enrolled in.