In sophiestallasch/mdRtools: Tools for the MULTI-DES project

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mdRtools

The mdRtools package accompanies the MULTI-DES project. It contains functions that were written and used specifically for the analyses conducted within this project. The functions of the mdRtools package can be used to replicate the R code accompanying the manuscripts within the MULTI-DES framework which is shared via the OSF (see below).

MULTI-DES stands for "Multilevel Design Parameters and Effect Size Benchmarks for Students' Competencies". The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and aims at investigating (1) multilevel design parameters that are needed to efficiently plan cluster-randomized trials on student achievement to ensure sufficient statistical power to detect intervention effects, and (2) effect size benchmarks in terms of academic growth as well as performance gaps between schools to appropriately interpret and communicate the results of such studies. In MULTI-DES, representative data from three German longitudinal large-scale assessments were used, applying multilevel and structural equation modeling.

The MULTI-DES framework contains 3 manuscripts so far (that are either published, submitted, or in progress):
1) Multilevel Design Parameters to Plan Cluster-Randomized Intervention Studies on Student Achievement in Elementary and Secondary School
2) Single- and Multilevel Perspectives on Covariate Selection in Randomized Trials on Student Achievement
3) Empirical Benchmarks to Interpret Effect Sizes Related To K-12 Students’ Achievement: An Update With Results from Germany

The \code{R} code for each manuscript in the context of the MULTI-DES project is shared via the OSF and are accessible under the following links:
1) https://osf.io/2w8nt
2) ...
3) ...

Installation

You can install the development version of mdRtools from GitHub with:

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("sophiestallasch/mdRtools")

Example

library(mdRtools)
descriptive_stats(studach, gender:read)

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