Optimists and pessimists [Power / Sample Size]
❝ I think the answer to the first question of this post is "because you were very pessimistic on your assumptions regarding sample size" which is something very common in BABE trials (at least, this is my perception).
Ha-ha! I got too many failed studies on my desk and my clients think that I’m Jesus and can reanimate a corpse… In most cases they were overly optimistic in designing their studies.

❝ In this case, given your simulations above and the expected probability of approximately 12% of the studies having power greater then 95% …
~15%!
❝ … having in consideration the initial assumptions, post hoc power means nothing.
Yep.
❝ But if you had 100 studies instead and 90% of the had >95% power although the sample size was calculated assuming expected power of 80%, some questions and conclusions might be drawn from those results, don't you think?
Agree.
❝ From my understanding of the initial question, this was the case found. So I think that they should start by reviewing how they define their assumptions for the sample size, namely why they assume GMR=1.10 instead of the "normal" 0.95/1.05.
Well, the current GL is poorly written. Talks only about an “appropriate sample size calculation” [sic]. The 2001 NfG was more clear:
The number of subjects required is determined by
- the error variance associated with the primary characteristic to be studied as estimated from a pilot experiment, from previous studies or from published data,
- the significance level desired,
- the expected deviation from the reference product compatible with bioequivalence (∆) and
- the required power.
I’m not a pessimist,
I’m just a well informed optimist. José Saramago
To call the statistician after the experiment is done
may be no more than asking him to perform a postmortem examination:
he may be able to say what the experiment died of. R.A. Fisher
OK, I make money acting as a coroner. Wasn’t really successful in the reanimation-attempts.
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Science Quotes
Complete thread:
- Power is getting high kms.srinivas 2017-12-26 07:39 [Power / Sample Size]
- Power is getting high? d_labes 2017-12-26 12:08
- Stop estimating post hoc power! Helmut 2017-12-26 12:22
- Stop estimating post hoc power! kms.srinivas 2017-12-26 13:00
- Stop estimating post hoc power! ElMaestro 2017-12-26 14:11
- Simulations Helmut 2017-12-26 15:51
- Simulations BE-proff 2017-12-27 06:53
- Simulations ElMaestro 2017-12-27 07:25
- Simulations Yura 2017-12-27 08:23
- Simulations kms.srinivas 2017-12-27 09:11
- Simulations Yura 2017-12-27 10:07
- α and 1–β Helmut 2017-12-27 12:57
- α and 1–β Yura 2017-12-27 13:33
- α and 1–β Helmut 2017-12-27 14:31
- α and 1–β Yura 2017-12-28 06:50
- Educate the IEC and regulators Helmut 2017-12-28 11:30
- α and 1–β Yura 2017-12-28 06:50
- α and 1–β Helmut 2017-12-27 14:31
- α and 1–β Yura 2017-12-27 13:33
- α and 1–β Helmut 2017-12-27 12:57
- “Forced BE” 101 Helmut 2017-12-27 12:23
- “Forced BE” 101 kms.srinivas 2017-12-27 12:41
- Would you be so kind answering our questions? Helmut 2017-12-27 13:02
- Would you be so kind answering our questions? kms.srinivas 2017-12-28 05:53
- Yes, but why? Helmut 2017-12-28 11:47
- Yes, but why? DavidManteigas 2017-12-28 16:59
- Optimists and pessimistsHelmut 2017-12-28 17:33
- "normal" GMR setting d_labes 2017-12-28 18:57
- Example for discussion mittyri 2017-12-28 22:06
- Example for discussion Helmut 2017-12-28 22:33
- I prefer to play it safe Helmut 2017-12-28 22:10
- Example for discussion mittyri 2017-12-28 22:06
- "normal" GMR setting d_labes 2017-12-28 18:57
- Full ACK d_labes 2017-12-28 17:41
- About GMR 1.10 kms.srinivas 2017-12-29 13:20
- Better 0.95 or 0.90 Helmut 2017-12-29 16:18
- Optimists and pessimistsHelmut 2017-12-28 17:33
- Yes, but why? Yura 2017-12-29 13:46
- Buffon's needle Astea 2018-01-20 23:55
- Buffon's needle Oleg777 2018-10-09 22:48
- 0.95 or 1.05 Helmut 2018-10-10 13:41
- Buffon's needle Helmut 2018-10-10 12:46
- Buffon's needle Astea 2018-10-11 23:14
- School maths Helmut 2018-10-12 01:10
- School russian Astea 2018-10-12 12:41
- Offtop: Umschrift der westlichen Eigennamen auf Russisch mittyri 2018-10-12 23:25
- School maths Helmut 2018-10-12 01:10
- Buffon's needle Astea 2018-10-11 23:14
- Buffon's needle Oleg777 2018-10-09 22:48
- Yes, but why? DavidManteigas 2017-12-28 16:59
- Yes, but why? Helmut 2017-12-28 11:47
- EEU? mittyri 2017-12-28 21:52
- EEU? Yura 2017-12-29 13:41
- EEU - pharmacokinetic equation??? mittyri 2017-12-29 14:11
- EEU? Beholder 2018-01-16 15:10
- EEU? Yura 2017-12-29 13:41
- Would you be so kind answering our questions? kms.srinivas 2017-12-28 05:53
- Would you be so kind answering our questions? Helmut 2017-12-27 13:02
- “Forced BE” 101 kms.srinivas 2017-12-27 12:41
- Simulations Yura 2017-12-27 10:07
- Simulations kms.srinivas 2017-12-27 09:11
- Simulations xtianbadillo 2018-01-18 22:22
- Simulations BE-proff 2017-12-27 06:53
- Stop estimating post hoc power! kms.srinivas 2017-12-26 13:00
- Numbers don't lie ElMaestro 2017-12-28 20:13