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This article discusses effective strategies for sample size planning to ensure adequate statistical power in psychological research. It contrasts two methods of using effect size for sample size determination, highlighting the limitations of the traditional approach and proposing a more accurate alternative that minimizes assumptions and enhances precision. The proposed method addresses issues in previous studies, such as replication failures and inconsistencies, ultimately leading to more reliable research outcomes.

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This article discusses effective strategies for sample size planning to ensure adequate statistical power in psychological research. It contrasts two methods of using effect size for sample size determination, highlighting the limitations of the traditional approach and proposing a more accurate alternative that minimizes assumptions and enhances precision. The proposed method addresses issues in previous studies, such as replication failures and inconsistencies, ultimately leading to more reliable research outcomes.

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Running head: SAMPLE SIZE FOR MORE ACCURATE STATISTICAL POWER Santos 1

Sample Size Planning for More Accurate Statistical Power

Ana Paula Silva Santos

William Carey University


SAMPLE SIZE FOR MORE ACCURATE STATISTICAL POWER Santos 2

Summary

This article will expose efficient strategies for sample size planning for sufficient

power in common experimental designs used in psychology and related fields. In this paper,

researchers will emphasize two common methods of using effect size as proof for planning

sample size. Even though researchers will explain two approaches, there is one they rely the

most, due to its popularity, for being intuitively tempting leading to frequent mistakes and for

the fact that the desired power level can only be attained if the sample effect on population

value is accurate. A small difference between the predicted values can have a powerful

impact on the results. With that been said, this paper will present the development of a

method that yields more accurate values leading to more previse sample size planning.

On the first approach, the one researchers believe is not as reliable as the method they

use, it is based on the determination of a sample size that will provide the desired power for

recognizing basic effect, disregarding the true value of the effect size. The problem for this

approach is clearly that an overestimation of the sample size requirement is not an advantage.

For being costly and sometimes an ethical issue. More than 60% of authors that reported

about sample sizing sustained their approaches citing effect size. Then, it can be noticed that

effect size is a significant factor and should not be left out on the process of finding the final

product.

On the other hand, the method proposed in this article is a bit different from the one

described above. The one proposed by the researchers permits the analysts to apply such an

effect-size estimation in a direction that provide their power study to more precisely reflect on

the population effect size. On this approach the researcher won't need to make any

assumptions on the number of nor published reports, to satisfactory adapt publication bias.

The only material required for this survey is the alpha level, which I the significance level. An

advantage of requiring a distribution of values is the alternative of selecting how much to fit
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uncertainty of noncentral parameters. With all the experiments, in the end, the researchers

concluded that the result would be more accurate if adjustments are minimally done, so that

can achieve its desired levels.

Therefore, on my point of view, this article is very interesting. It provides clear

evidence that the new method overcomes prior studies which have resulted in unpowered

psychological literature. The past studies triggered various issues such as inconsistencies in

the literature, unprecise effect-size estimates and high rate of replication failures. The

approach proposed in this article proved to be more efficient, giving much closer results to the

intended level for diverse experimental designs. With that being said, I consider critical the

use of which is more accurate and accessible to achieve the final product. Even though, this

suggested method has gone ignored, evaluations clearly show its efficacy which can lead to

the inspiration for new literature.

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