replicate.mean.ps {vcmeta}

Compares and combines paired-samples mean differences in original and follow-up studies

Description

This function computes confidence intervals from an original study and a follow-up study where the effect size is a paired-samples mean difference. Confidence intervals for the difference and average effect size are also computed. Equality of variances within or across studies is not assumed. A Satterthwaite adjustment to the degrees of freedom is used to improve the accuracy of the confidence intervals for the difference and average. The confidence level for the difference is 1 – 2*alpha, which is recommended for equivalence testing.

Usage

replicate.mean.ps(
  alpha,
  m11,
  m12,
  sd11,
  sd12,
  cor1,
  n1,
  m21,
  m22,
  sd21,
  sd22,
  cor2,
  n2
)

Arguments

alpha

alpha level for 1-alpha confidence

m11

estimated mean for measurement 1 in original study

m12

estimated mean for measurement 2 in original study

sd11

estimated SD for measurement 1 in original study

sd12

estimated SD for measurement 2 in original study

cor1

estimated correlation of paired measurements in orginal study

n1

sample size in original study

m21

estimated mean for measurement 1 in follow-up study

m22

estimated mean for measurement 2 in follow-up study

sd21

estimated SD for measurement 1 in follow-up study

sd22

estimated SD for measurement 2 in follow-up study

cor2

estimated correlation of paired measurements in follow-up study

n2

sample size in follow-up study

Value

A 4-row matrix. The rows are:

• Row 1 summarizes the original study

• Row 2 summarizes the follow-up study

• Row 3 estimates the difference in mean differences

• Row 4 estimates the average mean difference

The columns are:

• Estimate - mean difference estimate (single study, difference, average)

• SE - standard error

• df - degrees of freedom

• t - t-value

• p - p-value

• LL - lower limit of the confidence interval

• UL - upper limit of the confidence interval

References

Bonett DG (2021). “Design and analysis of replication studies.” Organizational Research Methods, 24(3), 513–529. ISSN 1094-4281, doi:10.1177/1094428120911088.

Examples

replicate.mean.ps(.05, 86.22, 70.93, 14.89, 12.32, .765, 20, 
                       84.81, 77.24, 15.68, 16.95, .702, 75)

#  Should return:
#                     Estimate       SE        t            p  
# Original:              15.29 2.154344 7.097288 9.457592e-07 
# Follow-up:              7.57 1.460664 5.182575 1.831197e-06 
# Original - Follow-up:   7.72 2.602832 2.966000 5.166213e-03 
# Average:               11.43 1.301416 8.782740 1.010232e-10 
#                              LL       UL       df
# Original:             10.780906 19.79909 19.00000
# Follow-up:             4.659564 10.48044 74.00000
# Original - Follow-up:  3.332885 12.10712 38.40002
# Average:               8.796322 14.06368 38.40002