ERIC Number: EJ1457086
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-9986
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1054
Power Analyses for Estimation of Complier Average Causal Effects under Random Encouragement Designs in Education Research: Theory and Guidance
Peter Z. Schochet
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v50 n1 p44-71 2025
Random encouragement designs evaluate treatments that aim to increase participation in a program or activity. These randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can also assess the mediated effects of participation itself on longer term outcomes using a complier average causal effect (CACE) estimation framework. This article considers power analysis methods for such CACE analyses for a range of RCT designs, including nonclustered, clustered, and random block designs. The focus is on behavioral encouragements to promote action, such as text messaging, that are increasingly being tested in education trials. We derive asymptotic distributions of the CACE estimators using generalized estimating equations theory, which underlie the power formulas. We incorporate noncompliance from both the actual receipt of the encouragement and participation itself. An illustrative power analysis provides sample size guidance using an available Shiny R dashboard.
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Computation, Causal Models, Research Design, Educational Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Statistical Bias, Sample Size, Prediction
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Language: English
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