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ERIC Number: EJ1434117
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0973
EISSN: EISSN-1940-0683
Experimental Design and Power for Moderation in Multisite Cluster Randomized Trials
Nianbo Dong; Benjamin Kelcey; Jessaca Spybrook
Journal of Experimental Education, v92 n4 p741-757 2024
Multisite cluster randomized trials (MCRTs), in which, the intermediate-level clusters (e.g., classrooms) are randomly assigned to the treatment or control condition within each site (e.g., school), are among the most commonly used experimental designs across a broad range of disciplines. MCRTs often align with the theory that programs are delivered at a cluster-level (e.g., teacher professional development) and provide opportunities to explore treatment effect heterogeneity across sites. In designing experimental studies, a critical step is the statistical power analysis and sample size determination. However, the statistical tools for power analysis of moderator effects in three-level MCRTs are not available. In this study, we derived formulas for calculating the statistical power and the minimum detectable effect size difference (MDESD) with confidence intervals for investigating the effects of various moderators in three-level MCRTs. We considered the levels of the moderators (level-1, -2, and -3), the scales of the moderators (binary and continuous), and random and nonrandomly varying slopes of the (moderated) treatment effects. We validated our formulas through Monte Carlo simulations. Finally, we conclude with directions for future work.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1913563; 1552535; 1760884