Power Analysis for Two-Level Multisite Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials

2020
Cost-effectiveness analysis is a widely used educational evaluation tool. The randomized controlled trials that aim to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the treatment are commonly referred to as randomized cost-effectiveness trials (RCETs). This study provides methods of power analysis for two-level multisite RCETs. Power computations take account of sample sizes, the effect size, covariates effects, nesting effects for both cost and effectiveness measures, the ratio of the total variance of the cost measure to the total variance of effectiveness measure, and correlations between cost and effectiveness measures at each level. Illustrative examples that show how power is influenced by the sample sizes, nesting effects, covariate effects, and correlations between cost and effectiveness measures are presented. We also demonstrate how the calculations can be applied in the design phase of two-level multisite RCETs using the software PowerUp!-CEA (Version 1.0).
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS
页码:690-718|卷号:45|期号:6
ISSN:1076-9986
收录类型
SSCI
发表日期
2020
学科领域
循证教育学
国家
美国
语种
英语
DOI
10.3102/1076998620911916
其他关键词
STATISTICAL POWER; OPTIMAL-DESIGN; SAMPLE-SIZES; EDUCATION; IMPACT; PROGRAM; CARE
EISSN
1935-1054
被引频次(WOS)
1
被引更新日期
2022-01
来源机构
University of Alabama System University of Alabama Tuscaloosa University of North Carolina University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
关键词
cost-effectiveness analysis statistical power analysis multisite randomized trials multilevel models