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. 2020 Feb 6;15(2):e0228355. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228355

Table 2. Overview of the default and nine alternative designs used to investigate the effect of autocorrelation on power.

Situation # of possible start moments, k correlated B1 and I2 Mean, rBI Equal # of obs. in B and I, #obsB = #obsI Non-overlapping k number of measurements, t Mean diff. B and I, d sd B sd I
default 3 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 1 1 1
k = 2 2 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 1 1 1
k = 4 4 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 1 1 1
rBI 3 TRUE TRUE TRUE 60 1 1 1
#obsB = #obsI 3 FALSE FALSE TRUE 60 1 1 1
Non Overlap k 3 FALSE TRUE FALSE 60 1 1 1
d = .3 3 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 0.3 1 1
d = .6 3 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 0.6 1 1
sdB = 2sdI 3 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 1 1.33 0.67
2sdB = sdI 3 FALSE TRUE TRUE 60 1 0.67 1.33

Shaded cells show the factor level that is different from the default scenario.

1B = Baseline,

2I = Intervention