EXAMPLE 14.28 Choosing the Sample Size for a Future Study

CASE 14.2 To decide on an appropriate sample size for the experiment described in the previous example, we repeat the power calculation for different values of , the number of subjects in each group. Here are the results:

DFG DFE Power
20 2 57 3.16 7.35 0.65
30 2 87 3.10 11.02 0.84
40 2 117 3.07 14.69 0.93
50 2 147 3.06 18.37 0.97
100 2 297 3.03 36.73 ≈ 1