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. 2019 Jul 19;2(1):16. doi: 10.5334/joc.72

Table 8.

Numbers of participants required for various designs when d = .4, .5, and .6 and the data are analyzed with Bayesian statistics (BF > 10). The numbers of the d = .4 column are the default numbers to use. The higher values of d require dependent variables with a reliability of .8 at least. Therefore, authors using these estimates must present evidence about the reliability of their variables. This can easily be done by calculating the ICC1 and ICC2 values discussed above.

Bayesian analysis (BF > 10)

d = .4 d = .5 d = .6

1 variable between-groups
    • 2 levels 380 240 170
    • 2 levels, null hypothesis 2400 2400 2400
    • 3 levels (I = II > III) 690 450 300
    • 3 levels (I > II > III) 2850 1800 1200
1 variable within-groups
    • 2 levels 100 65 45
    • 2 levels, null hypothesis 720 720 720
    • 3 levels (I = II > III) 125 80 55
    • 3 levels (I > II > III) 540 340 240
Correlation 370 230 160
2 × 2 repeated measures
    • Main effect one variable 52 32 23
    • Interaction (d v. 0) 210 130 85
2 × 2 split-plot
    • Main effect between
        ◦ r = .5 290 190 130
        ◦ r = .9 360 220 160
    • Main effect repeated-measure 100 66 46
    • Interaction (d v. 0) 390 250 170
    • ANCOVA
        ◦ rrep_measure = .5 300 190 130
        ◦ rrep_measure = .9 380 230 170