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Selection of w and w* [Two-Stage / GS Designs]

posted by d_labes – Berlin, Germany, 2018-04-26 22:02 (2333 d 00:08 ago) – Posting: # 18734
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Dear Helmut,

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❝ Using the median of n.tot to define the weights from the sim’s was a – maybe too naïve – attempt. Other suggestions? Some regulatory statisticians prefer the first stage in a TSD to be like in a fixed sample design. For some combinations of n₁/CV in my grid this will be ≤ the median of n.tot. In other words, I’m not too optimistic but rather too pessimistic. Now what?

As I already said, DUNO really.

❝ Example: CV 0.1, GMR 0.95, target power 0.80. Fixed sample design’s n 8 (n₁ ⇒ 12 acc. to GLs). n.mean and median of n.tot 12 with the default weights (0.5, 0.25). Even the 95% percentile of n.tot is 12.

❝ :confused:

If you were pesssimistic, so in the spirit of the MCT ist would be wise to choose the second pair of weights with decreased value. Or do I err here ("real" n2 lower than the pessimistic)?
If I'm right, possible values could be:
w=0.999, w*=0.5 (or something like that value)

Or we stay for that extremal case with the standard combination test?

But to state it again: For me it is a mystery how to choose the weights.
But I think it doesn't make so much difference if we are not totally wrong with our choosen weights.
As far as I have seen so far for a small number of examples: The power is influenced only to a "minor" extent. The TIE is controlled, whatsoever weights we choose.

—
Regards,

Detlew

Complete thread:

Finally: Exact TSD methods for 2×2 crossover designs Helmut 2018-04-21 17:17 [Two-Stage / GS Designs]
- Exact TSD methods: Example Helmut 2018-04-21 20:33
- Finally: Exact TSD methods for 2×2 crossover designs ElMaestro 2018-04-21 20:49
  - Flow chart (without details) Helmut 2018-04-21 21:41
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      - Some more "answers" d_labes 2018-04-29 21:11
        
        clarification regarding user Power2Stage guides mittyri 2018-04-30 13:41
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