Table 1.
ρ | No. of subjects | Type I error ratea | ||||
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Two sample t-test | Paired t-test | GEE Wald test | GEE Score test | LMM | ||
0 | 5 | 0.056 | 0.050 | 0.15 | 0.028 | 0.050 |
10 | 0.048 | 0.052 | 0.10 | 0.043 | 0.052 | |
20 | 0.051 | 0.054 | 0.080 | 0.051 | 0.054 | |
30 | 0.051 | 0.053 | 0.064 | 0.052 | 0.053 | |
50 | 0.046 | 0.050 | 0.056 | 0.050 | 0.050 | |
0.25 | 5 | 0.035 | 0.056 | 0.15 | 0.026 | 0.056 |
10 | 0.026 | 0.052 | 0.10 | 0.040 | 0.052 | |
20 | 0.026 | 0.054 | 0.077 | 0.050 | 0.054 | |
30 | 0.025 | 0.053 | 0.067 | 0.051 | 0.053 | |
50 | 0.023 | 0.050 | 0.054 | 0.049 | 0.050 | |
0.5 | 5 | 0.016 | 0.054 | 0.15 | 0.023 | 0.054 |
10 | 0.014 | 0.051 | 0.10 | 0.042 | 0.051 | |
20 | 0.007 | 0.050 | 0.074 | 0.047 | 0.050 | |
30 | 0.007 | 0.049 | 0.066 | 0.047 | 0.049 | |
50 | 0.007 | 0.048 | 0.060 | 0.047 | 0.048 | |
0.75 | 5 | 0.003 | 0.055 | 0.16 | 0.025 | 0.055 |
10 | 0.0005 | 0.050 | 0.10 | 0.041 | 0.050 | |
20 | 0.0005 | 0.054 | 0.077 | 0.051 | 0.054 | |
30 | 0 | 0.052 | 0.066 | 0.050 | 0.052 | |
50 | 0 | 0.051 | 0.058 | 0.050 | 0.051 |
The test with type I error rate closest to 0.05 has the best statistical performance.
ρ, Inter-eye correlation; GEE, Generalized estimating equations; LMM, Linear mixed effect model.